The now fully official Author’s Hangout Halloween 2025 competition support thread

[WeShallUnclench]

It appears to largely reorder the list every day, mostly randomly. At least that was what I have seen in the two contests I watched at all.

Yes, the list is shuffled daily, to ensure some fairness.

which is an excellent idea. It would be stupid if something like "list geography" had any influence.

Not that it seems to make a HUGE difference either way. By pure chance, my story has been near the top of the contest list several times in a row and yet it struggles to gather more than one vote per day ever since it ceased to be on the first "new" page.

 

[EmilyMiller]

It appears to largely reorder the list every day, mostly randomly. At least that was what I have seen in the two contests I watched at all.

It reorders it each time you view the page. It’s a PHP page. If you hit refresh, you get a different order.

 

[MelissaBaby]

which is an excellent idea. It would be stupid if something like "list geography" had any influence.

Not that it seems to make a HUGE difference either way. By pure chance, my story has been near the top of the contest list several times in a row and yet it struggles to gather more than one vote per day ever since it ceased to be on the first "new" page.

More importantly, some readers will try to read all the entries, and if the list was static, would likely never get to the ones near the bottom.

 

[WeShallUnclench]

It reorders it each time you view the page. It’s a PHP page. If you his refresh, you get a different order.

Ah, that's even better

 

[LitEroCat]

Yes, the list is shuffled daily, to ensure some fairness.

Just hit REFRESH (F5) and watch the shuffle every time.

 

[Actingup]

Has anybody else been 1-bombed in the last few hours? My story’s not even eligible for a prize, but apparently somebody felt the need for some Stuka action…

 

[EmilyMiller]

Has anybody else been 1-bombed in the last few hours? My story’s not even eligible for a prize, but apparently somebody felt the need for some Stuka action…

It’s not been single spires but battalions this year. Totally crazy the negativity.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Has anybody else been 1-bombed in the last few hours? My story’s not even eligible for a prize, but apparently somebody felt the need for some Stuka action…

I haven't gotten any votes at all for about three days now.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I haven't gotten any votes at all for about three days now.

Global weirding, right?

 

[Actingup]

I haven't gotten any votes at all for about three days now.

Mine slowed massively after a couple of days (more so than usual) and then to virtually nothing when the site ‘updates’ happened. That’s what made the bombing so obvious. It’s also been unusual in that no anonymous comments have come through (not even a test one that I left for myself). On the other hand, it’s my first time in Erotic Horror, and I can’t say that I wasn’t warned…

 

[EmilyMiller]

I can’t say that I wasn’t warned…

No you can’t

 

[Voboy]

I haven't gotten any votes at all for about three days now.

Same. Just about two votes in the last four days.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I haven't gotten any votes at all for about three days now.

Me neither. Just been sitting their without any change in views and votes.

BUT another Halloween story just popped into my head and I want to pop it out so I'm writing away to get it done - its a quickie so I'll submit and find out what happens ......

 

[Actingup]

Me neither. Just been sitting their without any change in views and votes.

BUT another Halloween story just popped into my head and I want to pop it out so I'm writing away to get it done - its a quickie so I'll submit and find out what happens ......

Good luck with 'Chloe's Quickie'!

 

[electric1]

Is there a way to bring up the full list of contest entries that also includes the one-sentence plot-description of each?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Is there a way to bring up the full list of contest entries that also includes the one-sentence plot-description of each?

No.

Some people add comp tags, but many don’t as they make a nice shooting range for the troglodytes here.

This is a far from exhaustive list:

https://tags.literotica.com/halloween 2025/?sort_by=views

 

[DEFCOM5]

I am in the same boat. No new votes or comments.

I would not find this unusual as it is my first entry ever an I am not established. However, when reputable authors mention it, I start wondering.

There is also an issue with new stories hitting the followers. Part 4 of my series had 5K+ view. Part 1 has 26K, part 2 and 3 18+. I did expect a drop off but not that significant.

 

[MelissaBaby]

I am in the same boat. No new votes or comments.

I would not find this unusual as it is my first entry ever an I am not established. However, when reputable authors mention it, I start wondering.

There is also an issue with new stories hitting the followers. Part 4 of my series had 5K+ view. Part 1 has 26K, part 2 and 3 18+. I did expect a drop off but not that significant.

Sorry to tell you, but there is nothing unusual about that drop off.

 

[WeShallUnclench]

It’s not been single spires but battalions this year. Totally crazy the negativity.

I haven't gotten any votes at all for about three days now.

Yeah I was gonna say, compared to my summer entry where I got >100 votes, I now get maximum one vote per day (though I still have high hopes I will reach the minimum 25)

BUT the flipside is, I only get positive votes so far. So bittersweet - not much attention, but that also means none of the vultures.

 

[MissKittenSK]

Anybody not come up on the halloween entry list? I did my entry correctly - copied the text into the right section AND have more than 25 votes - but it's not come up yet on the entry list

 

[NaughteeDragon]

the comments about no changes in reviews or ratings makes me feel better. I was starting to take it personally.
I’m having a good news/bad news kind of morning. My new story Bolero in the Night went live this morning, and it got 1-bombed.

It’s a reluctance/non-con story about a woman that wakes up to find herself blindfolded and bound. A stranger then begins to seduce her as her favorite classical piece, Bolero, plays in the background. Kind of creepy, but I think it’s good. My opinion may be biased though.

 

[EmilyMiller]

This is what it’s felt like at times trying to keep The Halloween 2025 Competition afloat post site iceberg interactions.

https://www.literotica.com/stories/contest.php/halloween-2025

 

[EmilyMiller]

Anybody not come up on the halloween entry list? I did my entry correctly - copied the text into the right section AND have more than 25 votes - but it's not come up yet on the entry list

I don’t see an October story on your works list - then that seems to be glitching as well . Can you post a link?

 

[DEFCOM5]

@EmilyMiller, Thank you for posting the daily picture of Lily and Emma

It makes my day!

 

[NaughteeDragon]

I don’t see an October story on your works list - then that seems to be glitching as well . Can you post a link?

I think there are some glitches this morning. I searched the Halloween 2025 tag this morning and nothing from last night’s posts are listed. In particular I wanted to make sure my new story was on the list.