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evanslily
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Ah, nuclear sweeps. I know your pain. 
In my experience, they're usually associated with selecting monthly Readers' Choice awards - at a guess, this time for January 2010 stories. If that is the case, the story you lost most votes on was probably posted to Lit between 15 December 2009 and 15 January 2010? Or maybe 15 January 2010 to 15 February 2010? Not sure where the 'January' awards begin and end.
It hurts. It hasn't happened to me this time (though I lost more than half my votes on a chapter of a story recently). The only explanation for it that makes me feel better (although not much) is that you have some dedicated fans who find ways of voting for your work more than once. Nice to have dedicated fans, at least. *sigh*
In my experience, they're usually associated with selecting monthly Readers' Choice awards - at a guess, this time for January 2010 stories. If that is the case, the story you lost most votes on was probably posted to Lit between 15 December 2009 and 15 January 2010? Or maybe 15 January 2010 to 15 February 2010? Not sure where the 'January' awards begin and end.
It hurts. It hasn't happened to me this time (though I lost more than half my votes on a chapter of a story recently). The only explanation for it that makes me feel better (although not much) is that you have some dedicated fans who find ways of voting for your work more than once. Nice to have dedicated fans, at least. *sigh*
scouries
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As miss lily said these between Special Contest sweeps are invariably tied to the monthly contests.
The bad news is some 500 poor votes have been cast adrift and will die slow deaths far from home.
The good news is that your story must be up for a monthly award. Winning authors in the past have often observed that they lost huge numbers of votes on an old story (with a jump in rating) and then were advised soon after that they'd won a prize.
So if your score went up stay near the phone.
If it went down the QUEEN
has something against you and doesn't want you to win.
Its called massaging the numbers. You should hear fairly soon...
http://hawaiifeeling.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/spa.png
who's massaging who?
The bad news is some 500 poor votes have been cast adrift and will die slow deaths far from home.
The good news is that your story must be up for a monthly award. Winning authors in the past have often observed that they lost huge numbers of votes on an old story (with a jump in rating) and then were advised soon after that they'd won a prize.
So if your score went up stay near the phone.
If it went down the QUEEN
has something against you and doesn't want you to win.Its called massaging the numbers. You should hear fairly soon...
http://hawaiifeeling.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/spa.png
who's massaging who?
jrs esq.
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Dear Paco,
I’d just like to assure you that this “sweep” will not deprive you of your standing in the 1000+ VOTE club.
At present you are an “Officer” in
I promise that you will not lose this status due to some nefarious sweep. [/size]
[size=+2]Gabriella L.[/size]
Club Sectretary, “1000+ VOTE CLUB”
I’d just like to assure you that this “sweep” will not deprive you of your standing in the 1000+ VOTE club.
At present you are an “Officer” in
[size=+2] The Most Excellent Order of the LITEROTICA Vote Getter
.I promise that you will not lose this status due to some nefarious sweep. [/size]
[size=+2]Gabriella L.[/size]
Club Sectretary, “1000+ VOTE CLUB”
evanslily
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scouries
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these monthly contests get uglier and uglier...
jrs esq.
First Place ($150 Cash Prize Winner):
Macallan Promises / PacoFear
Well now we know!
You must be in the QUEEN''S good book after all.
It's depressing though to think that she had to jettison over 500 poor little votes to get you to win. And have everyone else know about it.
It's hard to congratulate someone who according to the QUEEN had over 500 illegal votes on his winning story. There are only two possibilities: either you cheated massively on the story (very unlikely) or the palace is up to its old tricks...
When you hear something like this your first thought is, ANOTHER FIXED CONTEST!
http://www.wqxt.com/Vote%20Fraud%205.jpg
And of course the story was a Sci-Fi one ...
Macallan Promises / PacoFear
Well now we know!
You must be in the QUEEN''S
good book after all.It's depressing though to think that she had to jettison over 500 poor little votes to get you to win. And have everyone else know about it.
It's hard to congratulate someone who according to the QUEEN
had over 500 illegal votes on his winning story. There are only two possibilities: either you cheated massively on the story (very unlikely) or the palace is up to its old tricks...When you hear something like this your first thought is, ANOTHER FIXED CONTEST!
http://www.wqxt.com/Vote%20Fraud%205.jpg
And of course the story was a Sci-Fi one ...
jrs esq.
Aww shucks, thanks el!
It feels kinda like surviving a holocaust though. Lit's fraudulent vote scripts peeled off over a thousand votes. Dude, that's a lot of fraud. Who the hell has that kind of time?
C'est la vie. Thinking about what to buy my wife with the money. Suggestions guys? More specifically, non-naughty suggestions? We don't need help in that department. We're both sick little monkeys.
-PF
It feels kinda like surviving a holocaust though. Lit's fraudulent vote scripts peeled off over a thousand votes. Dude, that's a lot of fraud. Who the hell has that kind of time?
C'est la vie. Thinking about what to buy my wife with the money. Suggestions guys? More specifically, non-naughty suggestions? We don't need help in that department. We're both sick little monkeys.
-PF
