author statistics

[polcam]

I'm wondering what percentage of authors on Lit are male vs female? There are thousands of users, but many have not written stories, but among the ones that have, I'd be curious as to the ratio.

One other stat which would be interesting if we could get it is the mean age of the highest rated authors. Do writers generally get better as they get older? Or do young writers have better ideas?

If any admins have access to these stats, that would be interesting.

 

[sr71plt]

There's no way of telling. There's no way even in looking at gender claimed in profiles in telling. Because there is no requirement to report that truthfully.

Also, the categories are so broad here, there would be no particular meaning in knowing, either, I don't think.

Beyond that, most "authors" have five or fewer stories here and some have over a thousand. So, the concept of being an author here doesn't have much meaning in making any comparisons or conclusions either.

 

[lovecraft68]

There's no way to know what the real gender of an author is. I know a few who in r/l the opposite sex of what they say they are here.

As for age, I would imagine that's the same, no one knows for sure how old someone is here.

As for older writers being better?

I think its time writing that gets you better over age. There ares some people in their 60's who are just starting and some people in their 30's who have been going for years already.

So I don't think age is a factor.

And being the net you really can't believe what people are putting out there.

 

[sr71plt]

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[Tyro999]

I'm wondering what percentage of authors on Lit are male vs female? There are thousands of users, but many have not written stories, but among the ones that have, I'd be curious as to the ratio.

One other stat which would be interesting if we could get it is the mean age of the highest rated authors. Do writers generally get better as they get older? Or do young writers have better ideas?

If any admins have access to these stats, that would be interesting.

The only thing I have to add to what sr71plt and lovecraft68 have said is that those "any admins" you query are the couple who founded Literotica and run it alone. Manu does the technical side and Laurel the story side. They're busy enough as is - verifying vital statistics on an internet site - a free internet site - is asking a bit much.

 

[Desiremakesmeweak]

At the same time, I would suspect statistically, women are very well represented in the list of authors. In fact I have no doubt of it.

And I know because I have participated in this kind of thing, that there are stories composed by two people, one male and one female! And there are probably other exceptions as well.

You would have to guess though, that as far as age is concerned, generally speaking, the better authors/writers are all over forty-something. But again, it isn't a blanket rule - and I don't think it's so much about 'innovative' or newer ideas either, but that some people are just plain born creative and with an ability to tell a story.

 

[oggbashan]

I'm wondering what percentage of authors on Lit are male vs female? There are thousands of users, but many have not written stories, but among the ones that have, I'd be curious as to the ratio.

One other stat which would be interesting if we could get it is the mean age of the highest rated authors. Do writers generally get better as they get older? Or do young writers have better ideas?

If any admins have access to these stats, that would be interesting.

I have 197 submissions 186 stories, 11 poems, as oggbashan (male) and 20 more stories as jeanne_d_artois (female).

I'm not a 'highest rated author' but my age is late 60s. Jeanne's age? As a woman she declines to say.

 

[sr71plt]

I imagine Manu could break out the statistics easily enough, but (1) there would be three categories, including a hefty "undeclared" category, and (2) the statistics would be highly unreliable and of no real use for anything because they would have little relationship to reality.

Like Ogg, I have a couple of female-name author accounts myself, where I post stories (and not just a few of them) unrelated to those I post under my forum name and where I enjoy high ratings without the malicious trolling I receive on my forum name account.

 

[loquere]

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Okay we get it, you’re trying to have the last word or you have a crush on him. Either way you've accomplished your mission.

 

[lovecraft68]

Personally a stat I would be curious about is a 2 prt number.

1) how many authors are listed here

2) how many are actually active. By active I mean a at least say 1 or 2 stories in the last year or so.

 

[sr71plt]

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[Exquisition]

At a slight tangent to the OP main point, unless I just haven;t come across it, there's no way to search for author by gender. Personally, I;m far more turned on by incest stories written by women (yes, some authors pretend they're women when they;re men I've no doubt).

 

[sr71plt]

At a slight tangent to the OP main point, unless I just haven;t come across it, there's no way to search for author by gender. Personally, I;m far more turned on by incest stories written by women (yes, some authors pretend they're women when they;re men I've no doubt).

I think that's right. I think you have to check the profile to see what gender is claimed.

 

[ScouriesWorld]

dear ssir, here are the most recent figures available ...

Author statistics for stories submitted over the period Jan 2009- Dec 2011
(3 years)

Submitting Authors Percentage wise

Total different authors who submitted – 23,995 of which
61% were Female and
39% were Male

Total Number of Stories Submitted

91,283 … of which
63,405 were written by a female (69%)
27,878 were written by males (31%)

(Females tend to submit more stories)

Hot Stories by the sex of the author

Over the three year period 71% of the "hot" stories were written by men. Which is more than double what would have been expected given that only 31% of the stories wre written by men.

Age of the “Most Favorited”

Generally the PALACE has found that authors somewhere between 37 and 52 are the “most favorited” and popular. After the early fifties stats have shown that a slow descent commences which dramatically accelerates once an author hits sixty. ​

 

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[lovecraft68]

I think you would have to go by author profile and many don't specify gender(mine doesn't) I do have a small thumbnail pic of my wife's face behind a fan so therefore most people on the story side think I'm female.

Makes for some disturbing e-mails.

 

[TxRad]

Yes, scouires you can make up figures just like you can fake contests and awards but since in your thread you said these figures came from an insider at Lit, we all know it is a lie. No one at Lit will give you the time of day, much less figures.

Poor scouries, even his lies are bullshit.

 

[mikey2much]

I have been a member since 2006 and have poster 21 stories At one time I had many little red 'H's but over time they go away. I can only hope that scouries is wrong because I only started to try to write when I turned sixty.
I would hate to think that I waited too late and now it is all downhill from here. Fuck that would really suck.

I try to write different stories dealing with people and their problems. And stick a bit of sex into them to keep everybody happy.

 

[ScouriesWorld]

I would hate to think that I waited too late and now it is all downhill from here. Fuck that would really suck

Well mikey there are exceptions to every rule… and more good news for you is that statistics show that Florida authors seem to age much better than others.

On the other hand living in other states seems to take a very heavy toll on author longevity. PALACE statistics now conclusively show that authors from Virginia are virtually finished by the time they’re 60. They end up scribbling an endless series of almost incomprehensible stories, stories that of course are not welcomed warmly by our readers, but these poor authors are completely unaware of their decline.

And Texans, especially racists ones, invariably end up spewing out hate that sickens every LITEROTICAN who mistakenly opens one of their anti-Semitic tracts.

http://thegreatestamericanracists.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/h21dl3n2s1ndt1gs-p2rry.jpg
our texas racists favorite two texans…

So you’re lucky you’re a Floridian. Now sit back and enjoy tomorrows big game – FSU or U of F?​

 

[polcam]

Looks like I jumped into the middle of a feud

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Oh well, it would still be nice to know, even if it was what the writer presented him/herself to be. From my time here, it appears most authors are male. At least for the stories I read, but I guess I stick with certain genre. I'm sure an admin somewhere could pull up some stats somewhere. Souries, where did you get your stats?

I'm also surprised at the tone of conversation here. Aren't we all mature adults??

 

[oggbashan]

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Oh well, it would still be nice to know, even if it was what the writer presented him/herself to be. From my time here, it appears most authors are male. At least for the stories I read, but I guess I stick with certain genre. I'm sure an admin somewhere could pull up some stats somewhere. Scouries, where did you get your stats?

I'm also surprised at the tone of conversation here. Aren't we all mature adults??

Several of the posts answer your question. The real answer is that we don't know and can't know except from what the author says, and that could be a lie. Even the site owners don't know. How could they? Most of us do not use real names.

Scouries' stats, like all his posts, are self generated aggrandisement. The Literotica forums look much better if you put him and his various alts on ignore. And possibly a few others.

Mature adults? No. We're not. Many of us behave like hyperactive schoolyard children with a low flashpoint. At least the Authors' Hangout isn't as volatile as the General Board. The GB can be a scary place for a newbie, but it is fast moving and can be exciting - if you can ignore the abuse and not add to it.

The majority of those registered on Literotica have never posted a story. The number of us who have posted 50, 100, 1,000 stories is a tiny percentage of those registered and only a few even of that percentage post on the Authors' Hangout. Any statistics gained from asking us are likely to be a poor indicator of the actual population.

 

[mikey2much]

About that age rhing

I think that if you can write, you can write as a young person. I have admitted that I am 66, and I still can't hold a candle to Cruel2bkind when it comes to writing. She is somewhere in the area of twenty years old I think.

Some people have a 'feel' for writing, others like myself really have to work at it. What makes it worst is that after all my working at being a writer, I still will not be as good as some of these more talented people.

I feel sure that some day I will be buying her books, while I can only hope to have my work read by people looking for a free read.

That is enough for me and I just hope that the readers that read my free stuff enjoy it

 

[mikey2much]

I wouldn't bet the ranch

[QUOTE So you’re lucky you’re a Floridian. Now sit back and enjoy tomorrows big game – FSU or U of F?[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER][/QUOTE]

But I feel sure that U of Florida will kick ass today.

 

[ScouriesWorld]

The boss is betting the Seminoles ... but I'm going with the Gators...

http://www.flowersandphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/44-14747-F.jpg​

 

[LoquereWorld]

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