Sweeps: How Common is Losing 5s?

[StrentWriter]

Call me when you have 184 downvotes removed from seven stories in two weeks

I’ve not reached your heights Em! Will certainly call you the minute that happens!

(I don’t think I’ve got 184 votes across my 22 stories…!)

 

[alohadave]

You are making a generalization which is false. Not everything has typos. To me it's being careless. YMMV

Okay

 

[TheLobster]

It's partly a selection bias. All of us in the Authors' Hangout are likely to think our stories are at least better than average, and this is actually likely to be true - because mostly, only reasonably good and thoughtful writers would bother to hang out here and discuss this stuff ad infinitum. Everyone likes their own stories but only certain people would seek out a specialist authors' forum.

To paraphrase what @LargoKitt said above, I think it’s pretty safe to say that more than 3/4 of AH regulars write better than more than 3/4 of Lit authors overall.

And then there’s me, who can’t make a simple point without sounding like Bilbo Baggins giving his birthday speech.

 

[LargoKitt]

I've argues that and been absolutely shit on for it. I've said the exact same thing and been villified as the worst person in the AH for it by some very nice and wise people. (eyeroll)

My guess is that you posted something like, "Why don't you quit your whining. Just because you are Hemingway doesn't mean you write sexy smut. People like what they like and haters be haters. Grow up and take your low rating like an adult." A fist under that silky glove is gonna get you back more bitch slaps than if there is silky skin under the pink fabric administering firm but gentle strokes.

 

[SmilingLez]

When the April Fool's contest sweep was done, the rating for my flash fiction Under the Sea increased by 0.5. I assume I did not lose any five-star ratings just the one bombers

 

[designatedvictim]

I lost what seems to have been 5s on two of mine, early this morning.

Only lost .01 on one, no movement on the other, so it was in the weeds.

In the grand scheme of things, no big deal.