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Is there a story of yours close to an H that doesn’t have one?

SimonDoom said:
This story is a good example of why I don't fret over scores too much. It was one of my favorites to write. It has a whimsical quality with elements of magic, and I think those elements are part of what turned off some readers to it, causing the score to drop. But I had fun and plenty of other readers seemed to have fun, so that's what matters.
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This is my favourite story of yours, the whimsical mood is spot on, and it's sexy. It's got a genuine feel to it, too, which your penguin stories don't.
 
I wasn't going to post this, because I don't want to seem needy, but the first story in my sword & sorcery series The Rivals (https://literotica.com/s/the-rivals-ch-01-dark-encounters) has been sitting at 4.48 for the better part of a month now. After an initial surge, a few low ratings forced the average down and now it's just not doing anything, when according to my calculations a single 5-star would put it at exactly 4.5.
 
I am raising my hand! I have two right there, just under 4.5.

But of the two, the dearest to my heart is Grampy Taught Me Everything I Know! It is a whimsical short story about a bright-innocent-naive young thing whose grandfather is the apple of her eye, and she is his. It's about coming of age under the tutelage of the wisest person she knows - Grampy. The somewhat sentimental story is from her POV. It takes us through a lot of time in Grampy's vegetable garden and all the erotic things she experiences there, even the influence of ancient Indian spirits. There is also a good deal of humor as she transitions from home-schooling into her senior year at a regular high school - that's entertaining.

It has, forever, had 19K views, a 4.49 score by 103 who took the time to vote, a handful of appreciative comments, and a bit of a grouse comment by one person since I didn't go into explicit details of those mandatory sex acts he wanted.

If you have time, please check it out. And, of course, leave a frank vote up or down and a comment if you please.
 
Does a score of 4.33 rate as "Close to a H"?
If not, consider this pure story promotion & trawling for readers which is hopefully allowed & tolerated? Once a story falls off the new story screen, it becomes relatively invisible - I don't find too many ways to increase visibility?

Story is called "Secret Stranger" about a girl being groped at a rock concert by a stranger & finally letting herself go & taken by the stranger who she never sees and never tells her husband about.
No backstory or character building in this 2K word story - just raw sexual fantasy
 
Rob_Royale said:
the Colonel's Wife has been sitting at 4.48 since mid-July and it's so agonizingly close, that it does bug me. But as a LW story, I know I should be thankful for what I get.
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You did something to please the LW denizens. Yet it may be a long time, if ever, before anyone votes on it again. I've noticed that people will favorite an old story and then neglect to vote on it. Short attention spans, I guess. "Oops, my tuna salad is dripping on the keyboard."
 
A commenter earlier made a good point, the "H" does help draw in more readers from what I've seen, so being close and not having it can be frustrating! Especially if you are a new writer and each vote/comment helps to motivate you to continue.

I have one that is literally one vote from pushing over (I did the math, haha!) Keeping her Job - Pt 4

I would appreciate any help. I'm going through this board and helping too.
 
One of mine Sailing Lessons has been stuck at 4.89 with 9 votes for ages. Kind of strange, given that all other installments in the series have gotten at least 20 votes, some well over 100. Go figure.
 
I have one that is about to drop below 4.5 I think. It had been securely in the red H zone, but in the last few days I've had a storm of low scores and it's suddenly sliding downwards.

I shouldn’t care but I do.
 
StillStunned said:
I wasn't going to post this, because I don't want to seem needy, but the first story in my sword & sorcery series The Rivals (https://literotica.com/s/the-rivals-ch-01-dark-encounters) has been sitting at 4.48 for the better part of a month now. After an initial surge, a few low ratings forced the average down and now it's just not doing anything, when according to my calculations a single 5-star would put it at exactly 4.5.
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A few kind readers (including apparently @BgDaddy33 ) have upvoted the story to that irrationally pleasing little red H. Thanks, all! And I hope you really liked to story.
 
BgDaddy33 said:
A commenter earlier made a good point, the "H" does help draw in more readers from what I've seen, so being close and not having it can be frustrating! Especially if you are a new writer and each vote/comment helps to motivate you to continue.

I have one that is literally one vote from pushing over (I did the math, haha!) Keeping her Job - Pt 4

I would appreciate any help. I'm going through this board and helping too.
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I will read your story soon - I see you went well over the 4.5 - well done!
 
I'm curious how this thread as worked out in the sense of did it help or hurt. I'm sure some well meaning people went and dropped a five on a story that's hovering on the line, but I'm also sure some of the ghosting trolls have run off to land a bomb on some of the stories as well.

What has anyone who posted a story here seen?
 
lovecraft68 said:
I'm curious how this thread as worked out in the sense of did it help or hurt. I'm sure some well meaning people went and dropped a five on a story that's hovering on the line, but I'm also sure some of the ghosting trolls have run off to land a bomb on some of the stories as well.

What has anyone who posted a story here seen?
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Virility is up past 4.5 now; not by much, but by enough. I got some nice comments, too.
 
lovecraft68 said:
I'm curious how this thread as worked out in the sense of did it help or hurt. I'm sure some well meaning people went and dropped a five on a story that's hovering on the line, but I'm also sure some of the ghosting trolls have run off to land a bomb on some of the stories as well.

What has anyone who posted a story here seen?
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I saw a quick jump but I also saw just as quick, a drop but with no comment. I know that comments take longer to show up, so I would be curious to see if I was left some feedback along with a lower vote, but my first impression was like you said, some ghosting troll.

I'm placated knowing that each person can only vote once, so I have to hope that the H will hold to attract new readers.
 
EmilyMiller said:
Sweeps are when Laurel / Manu run a script on the vote database. It identifies - via magic - votes that are likely in bad faith (both 1s and 5s) and deletes them. It seems to work, but it’s top secret how.

Em
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Interesting. I can imagine how that might work.
 
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