Readers that don't write. Do they give lower scores?

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How about just giving a percentage score?

How many stories would get 100%?

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(Sent you a PM including LINKS to the NINE stories of yours I voted TWO on...) And the two I voted ONE on...

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Hey, don't mention it, we're all being honest here...

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Hahahaha

I forgot I owe you 19 fucking 1's!!! Just fixed it, Aunt Steffie.

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You did... YOU ACTUALLY FUCKING DID THAT YOU YANKEE FUCKER!!!

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THIS IS WAR!!!!!

(Like THE IRAQ but worse but with cooler clothes!)

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I did not!!! I couldn't do that to you. (Now everyone you know will retaliate for something I didn't do!!)

Fatigues are hot!!

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From me personally? 0%

I think what monsoon Micky is getting at is this...

I think we can all agree that there are some pretty shitty stories on here that have a perfect 5 score. We all know those stories are not perfect short fiction. But then what happens is that you are now compelled to give everything a 5. You go to read something that you may think is a 4 or average so a 3 but then you see all these horrid pieces of shit with perfect 5 scores and you feel bad giving something a deserved 4 and placing it lower than other stories that are worse but will have a higher score.

I know what you mean that you will still have people who give all their friends 100% scores anyway, no matter how shitty the story/poem is. I mean you can tell from the comments that they didn't even read it. I think part of that though is because the scoring has already become akin to a 5 being a participation award. That's the real problem.

You can't go back in time... But if you could. A 1 -10 system or 1 - 100 like you said would have curved this problem some. A 4.5, 9, 95% wouldn't have the same impact. That would be good. Those kind of scores would have been given more often and you wouldn't have any stories with a perfect 10, 5, 100%. What this would have done is make 3.5, 7, 70% scores more common as well and less "devastating". Just like on IMDB. The highest scored movies are the godfather and shawshank redemption at 9.2 each I believe. The best movies ever made according to that system aren't even 10s.

Some of the people in this thread, one of whom sends emails to low voters... Have mostly perfect 5 stories. Her stories are the godfather and sawshank redemptions of lush? Lol please... That's whats fucking up the voting system. From the beginning it's that type of crap that's ruined the voting.

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Does this sort of thing usually happen at the end of a thread?

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So you do pay attention to the scores and number of votes... Just saying because you have repeatedly claimed that you don't. This makes more sense because every author looks to see if people are giving them votes. It makes sense to look. Saying you don't look makes no sense when submitting to a site that tallies votes, views, comments, scores etc.

Now if you had voting turned off. Then I'd be more inclined to believe that an author really doesn't pay attention to the number of votes and the score they receive. But being a bit cynical at times I wonder if those authors turn voting off to hide the fact that their scores and vote number are low.

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We've gone completely off tangent now. I think we've had a few too many sherbets and are getting a little over excited.

I don't know what you guys are on, but I'm knocking back lager and cider, and that's strong enough for me.

Does this sort of thing usually happen at the end of a thread?

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LOL before I begin, M please don't kill me because you know I adore you.

I remember when I first started writing and ,M started telling me her views and my views and my average and I remember thinking does she sit with a calculator working this all out??

I asked her in the end and she told me you can click on and view your views on a page and see your personal average I had no clue.

I checked it out it was pretty good but don't much.

But then I don't really take writing that seriously I just do it for fun.

I don't friend tons of people so they will read what i wrote and I have no clue what my current average is / views are as I have not looked.

That's not to say though that others don't care for who votes them or views them and keeps track.

It is a writing site...to each their own.

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I take my writing seriously, but keeping track with a calculator is a bit extreme. Once its scored, the calculator can refigure it....can it?

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I take my writing seriously, but keeping track with a calculator is a bit extreme. Once its scored, the calculator can refigure it....can it?

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We've gone completely off tangent now. I think we've had a few too many sherbets and are getting a little over excited.

I don't know what you guys are on, but I'm knocking back lager and cider, and that's strong enough for me.

Does this sort of thing usually happen at the end of a thread?

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LOL before I begin, M please don't kill me because you know I adore you.

I remember when I first started writing and ,M started telling me her views and my views and my average and I remember thinking does she sit with a calculator working this all out??

I asked her in the end and she told me you can click on and view your views on a page and see your personal average I had no clue.

I checked it out it was pretty good but don't much.

But then I don't really take writing that seriously I just do it for fun.

I don't friend tons of people so they will read what i wrote and I have no clue what my current average is / views are as I have not looked.

That's not to say though that others don't care for who votes them or views them and keeps track.

It is a writing site...to each their own.

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Kiera... What

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All of the writers friends give them a 5 no matter how crappy the story/poem is! I gave a 4 on a story and had a nasty message waiting on me next time I logged in and the writer also informed me that she blocked me from scoring her stories again. Like I would read that crap again!!

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Kiera did that to me!! I gave her a 4 and she deleted me... came over my house and threw a brick through my kitchen window... put posters up around my house that said 'KK Hater!' and smashed my car windscreen!

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It had nothing to do with that and you gave me a 1 not 4...jeez where is ur memory at these days.

I am a double glaze sales person part time and was proving how easy it is to break a non double glaze window because you are too much of a tight arse to replace your 1960 single pane windows and it wasn't a brick it was a small pebble.

Your car was a skoda the brick was real but fully justified... it was a Skoda shame on you.

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Cheeky .. well it was good enough to take you out in!! Lets not mention the hole in the bumper lol.

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If someone only reads and doesn't write, do you think they're more likely to give a lower score to someone's story?
And if you're a reader, not a writer (we love our readers, btw do you have a red and white avatar??

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From me personally? 0%

I think what monsoon Micky is getting at is this...

I think we can all agree that there are some pretty shitty stories on here that have a perfect 5 score. We all know those stories are not perfect short fiction. But then what happens is that you are now compelled to give everything a 5. You go to read something that you may think is a 4 or average so a 3 but then you see all these horrid pieces of shit with perfect 5 scores and you feel bad giving something a deserved 4 and placing it lower than other stories that are worse but will have a higher score.

I know what you mean that you will still have people who give all their friends 100% scores anyway, no matter how shitty the story/poem is. I mean you can tell from the comments that they didn't even read it. I think part of that though is because the scoring has already become akin to a 5 being a participation award. That's the real problem.

You can't go back in time... But if you could. A 1 -10 system or 1 - 100 like you said would have curved this problem some. A 4.5, 9, 95% wouldn't have the same impact. That would be good. Those kind of scores would have been given more often and you wouldn't have any stories with a perfect 10, 5, 100%. What this would have done is make 3.5, 7, 70% scores more common as well and less "devastating". Just like on IMDB. The highest scored movies are the godfather and shawshank redemption at 9.2 each I believe. The best movies ever made according to that system aren't even 10s.

Some of the people in this thread, one of whom sends emails to low voters... Have mostly perfect 5 stories. Her stories are the godfather and sawshank redemptions of lush? Lol please... That's whats fucking up the voting system. From the beginning it's that type of crap that's ruined the voting.

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I don't recall that..take me to see Star wars with the kids and I will try to remember..your treat.

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In saying that, it's a long time since I've written anything but I guess that the comments probably give a better indication of how they're received?

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I agree with this about comments being a better indication. And I must also state ... emphatically ... its been ABSO-F*CKING-LUTELY WAY TOO LONG since we've seen a new MAZZZZZA story grace these pages!! Get with the program girl....your fans are getting restless.