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Clumeleon
Quote by overmykneenow
Walk into any bookshop and you'll see a big display of books presented solely because customers bought them rather than whether they're any good or not - the top 20 titles.
If only our site had a way to see which stories had been read by the most people.
Or better yet, a quick list of recent stories that have been rated most highly by the general readership of Lush. We could call it "Story Picks" and put it right on the front page for all to see.
We could even have another list of the highest rated authors. "Top Authors", maybe?
I think having those things would satisfy most of the requests around this topic...
Clumeleon
Quote by Simplicity
Also you have writers that have written for years and you have new writers, The new writers cant compare to the older writers.
Everyone was a "new writer" at some point though, right?
I remember when I started writing on this site—I wrote some pretty weak stuff initially, but I read a lot of those "older writers" to find ways to improve, and I worked hard to get better. When I got my first EP (before RRs existed), I didn't have a lot of "mod friends", and I wasn't a particularly popular writer. I was just some guy, just like anyone else on this site, writing stuff that I thought people might want to read.
If anything RRs make it more likely that new writers will get recognised—it just takes one mod to spot some potential and put them in the spotlight.
Experience isn't everything. There are people who have been writing the same old drivel for years, and then others who come along and create a masterpiece on their first try.
Clumeleon
https://www.lushstories.com/stories/gay-male/amor-vincit-omnia.aspx
I put a lot of work into this one for a Valentine's competition, and I thought it was pretty good, but it didn't get read much, partly because of the category (I suspect) and partly because it was quite a late entry to the comp.
It was totally different from anything I'd written before—a bit supernatural, and an unusual concept. I think more people would have liked it if they'd given it a chance.
I put a lot of work into this one for a Valentine's competition, and I thought it was pretty good, but it didn't get read much, partly because of the category (I suspect) and partly because it was quite a late entry to the comp.
It was totally different from anything I'd written before—a bit supernatural, and an unusual concept. I think more people would have liked it if they'd given it a chance.
Clumeleon
Wee story about a friend of mine...
Woman in her fifties, finds a lump on her breasts. No panic, but decides to get it checked by a doctor.
Ends up getting a scan and they find the lump is nothing sinister in the slightest, BUT they detect cancer somewhere else in her breasts that would never have manifested as a lump, so might have gone undetected for a long time.
She just had surgery a couple of weeks ago and everything is looking good for her. She and I see that lump as protection—it was nothing in itself, but it lead to her diagnosis and (hopefully) her recovery. She has been so grateful for that lump, and for this opportunity she has had to take on this health challenge.
Woman in her fifties, finds a lump on her breasts. No panic, but decides to get it checked by a doctor.
Ends up getting a scan and they find the lump is nothing sinister in the slightest, BUT they detect cancer somewhere else in her breasts that would never have manifested as a lump, so might have gone undetected for a long time.
She just had surgery a couple of weeks ago and everything is looking good for her. She and I see that lump as protection—it was nothing in itself, but it lead to her diagnosis and (hopefully) her recovery. She has been so grateful for that lump, and for this opportunity she has had to take on this health challenge.
Clumeleon
I always think these kind of things look fantastic and I can totally see the value, but the reality is me never using even a fraction of the functionality of it. I can't tell you the number of "productivity" apps I've downloaded for my phone or tablet that have done the virtual equivalent of gathering dust on a shelf, until I eventually just delete them.
Alas, I digress. Thanks for sharing, Lizzy.
Alas, I digress. Thanks for sharing, Lizzy.
Clumeleon
Quote by jack795
How do I cancel my account entirely? Remove my profile, remove my stories, etc.
https://www.lushstories.com/membership/update-details.aspx?s=delete
Why are you thinking of leaving, if you don't mind my asking?
