Hooray! :) oh.....Damn! :(

[KatPurrs]

Is this the norm or just the hard facts of life...
My poem, "Commands From A Dom" hit the #1 slot when I finally received the required 10 votes the other day.

Now, with 13 votes, it nosedived to a 4.08.
Seems like it stayed around 4.75 until my score went public and hit the "Top Lists". Maybe that's just the way it goes....the last 3 people must have given me a "1" for a score. Musta hated it. Oh well!

Just curious to know if this has happened to anyone else out there.

Katpurrs

 

[Hecate]

If you take the time ...

... to read a few of the threads on this board you will see that at least ten eal with exactly THAT phnomenon. So rest assured - it happens to ALL of us!

 

[Lord Wolf]

Poems

Katpurrs

Your were the nice lady who said good things about my poem. Thank you so much!

I don't know how a lot of this works in terms of ratings. That's okay because I don't write for the glory, only the writing itself.

But I am curious as to why a crappy effort like my story "Creaming for Ice Cream" (written for the frat boys) gets 35 hits, while my good stories - the ones I think are sexy, are ignored. I'm referring to "Reverie" which was more or less based on a series of very pleasant events in my life.

Personally I don't like the high heels-4 inch nails (likely to cause inadvertent infibulation)-garter belt stuff, so I try to write for women about real sex. Guess I'm naive.

But thanks for the kind words!

Wolfie

 

[KatPurrs]

You're welcome......I love giving feedback even more than receiving.......kinda like "head". haha!

I agree with you about the ratings......who cares! I guess I was just shocked at the time and hadn't done my homework as Hecate pointed out. I have since been assuaging other authors angst over this. Seasoned old Kat now

And it beats me what makes people like what they do. I find the same thing happening with my poetry. Sometimes I am amazed! Oh well....as long as we please them in some realm, yes?

Keep up the good work!

Kat~

 

[Merelan]

As Hecate stated, once your story or poem hits the top ten you will start getting "troll" hits. People that will vote 1 and 2 just to pull you down. Whether they get off on that, or that they want their stories, or favorite authors stories, up there is beyond me.
So, as they say, ignore it. Happens to everybody. Sucks and is juvenile. If you liked it and were turned on while writing it then you did good.

Titles draw people. Ice Cream in the title is probably what drew the readers to that. Who knows.

 

[PAUL C]

katpurs poems

Well, I like your poems.

If you haven't read them they are well worth five minutes of your time.

Sexy and funny. (and short).

 

[JUDO]

I like your poems

KP -

I like most of your poems (even if your math does suck). Sorry, you're never going to get me to really like them all, but several of yours are great! Read on:

(math issue)
10 votes at 4.75 = 47.5 total
13 votes at 4.08 = 53.04 total
------------------------------
difference..........5.54
divided by 3 votes..1.877

In other words, you got an average of a 2 vote for the last 3.

Anyway, 1's are devestating sometimes, but keep watching, your poem will bounce back.

I've been watching mine ping-pong up and down the voting every since I posted them.

I posted a similar thread "I knew this would happen" when my first poem got shot down and was posted with only 10 votes.

http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=38888&highlight=happen

I asked Laurel, who runs this place, to not post any of my stuff unless it had at least 40 votes. She put it to a vote for waiting til 20 votes, but other author's wouldn't go for it.

Funny thing, the ONLY time my stuff has gotten 1'd has been when it gets into the top ten on a list.

And usually, I get 1'd just for answering a thread like this. So, I guess I can expect another 1, soon. Ah well...

Not all of your stuff is fabulous, but it at least seems to have not only some creative inspiration, but sweat, hard work and thought put into some of them.

I look for poems to have not only colorful phrases, but rhythm, texture and mood. It takes a lot of work to find the exact word sometimes to fit all of these limitations. But the fun thing about limitations is that, if you get them all correct, you have the possibility of creating something close to perfection.

I'd write more poetry, but it's too hard to come up with anything that's any good. I'm not as lucky as some, I have to wait for the Muse to stick her tongue in my ear really deep before I can write a poem. Prose is much easier.

Keep working, KP, your stuff will get better and better. You already have some things that really sing.


- Judo

 

[KatPurrs]

Thanks Merelan

Loved the "troll" phenomenon...

I DO get turned on when I write but what's even better is when readers contact me and tell me they do too! God I love this site! I'm spending waaay too much time here and may lose my happy home if I don't address this addiction! Just kidding! (about the losing my happy home part)

And if just using the words "ice cream" in a title helps, maybe my next poem should be titled
"PUSSY PUSSY PUSSY"

Thanks for your input!

KatPurrs >^,.,^<

 

[KatPurrs]

Hecate

Thanks for your reply. I guess I didn't do my homework before posting. Now that I've had time to explore the board, I see I was being redundant (hate that!) So thanks again for your reassurance that it happens to everyone. In fact, it's happened to me twice since my first post. #1 in poetry one day - vanished into thin air the next.
My 15 min. of fame..............

'scuse me for a minute, Hecate.....

Hey Judo!

If I have 15 minutes of fame 3 times...that's um...errrr......let's see....45 minutes of fame!
Howdoya like me nowwwwwwwwww????? LOL!!!!!
And I'll get back to you in a minute, Mister Man!

Sorry Hecate....A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do....but thanks again!!

Kat>^,.,^<

 

[KatPurrs]

Wolfie

Wolfie,

You're welcome for the compliment...meant every word. And you're not naive, you're sensitive, sexy, an excellent writer and funny as hell (inadvertent infibulation)

Why do I think you're sexy you may be wondering?
Your statement about showering...now there's a real man for ya!

KatPurrs>^,.,^<

 

[KatPurrs]

Paul C

Thanks for the plug, Paul.
Now, you're not prejdiced are ya?
Have to announce to all that your poem,
"Scenes From A Nursing Home - Part 1" is the most poignant poem going! Almost made me cry!

KatPurrs>^,.,^<

 

[KatPurrs]

To Judo The Math Freak

Hey Jude (sing along now)
Don't be afraid
Take my bad math
And make it bet-ter!

So that's how ya do it! I'm too lazy to do the math, I guess. I rounded down instead of up.
But thanks for the formula!

Please check out my note to Hecate....I had an epiphany in it and told you so...... lol!

But, seriously, thanks so much for your input about my poems....good and bad....I liked that you let me know what you liked about them but would really like to know what you didn't like or at least which ones, maybe I'll be able to take it from there. I've got broad shoulders...I can take it...I think, put me to the test... I love living on the edge!

About rhyming and finding the right words, and the work and the sweat.....that isn't how it comes for me. I actually have to work at NOT rhyming. My last attempt was "Making Honey". God, I had a time getting it to not rhyme! Isn't that weird!

I hope this post doesn't put the "onesy trolls" on you!

And if I could find the damn icon that's green, with the red tongue sticking out, I'd be your muse!

I'm not sure about the 10 vote minimum. It takes forever for me to get the 10! So what if I plummet right off the list? At least I can say,
"I've been to the mountain!" (or something like that)

Thanks again......

Kat>^,.,^<

 

[KatPurrs]

To Hecate and Wolfie

I replied to each of you somewhere in here without addressing you. Sorry!
And if I missed anyone else, my apologies!

I may be green, but I'm finally getting it!

Kat>^,.,^<

 

[JUDO]

Ahem...

KP -

You have mail (Well, actually, you have lots of mail...from me.).


- Judo

 

[KatPurrs]

Awesome Job Judo! Thanks!

I accidentally started a new thread instead of replying to this one!

But, anyway, Judo.........I can't thank you enough for taking the time to go through all my poems and critiquing (sic?) them. All your comments, suggestions and criticisms where well taken!

I'll get back to you via e-mail asap.

Kat>^,.,^<