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Why do you vote on a story?

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Meggsy
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A vote is encouragement and apprecuiation.
Guest
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Reward for taking the time to entertain me.
Aussie_kitty77
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encouragement and a sign of appreciation for there effort
Guest
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Because I really like the story/poem.....and they touch my heart ..( and soul often..)

I like to show my appreciation and acknowledgement.....

Wishes I could have more than 40 favorites...
Whispurr
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I vote to give the writer feedback. I hink that they deserve to know if they have touched their readers. I vote high if the story makes me feel something, gets me horny, or makes me laugh and if it is well written. Two weeks ago I voted low (3) on a poem that I thought was horrible. The writer messaged me and wanted to know why I did that and he asked me for constructve criticism. I detailed in my reply all the reasons that I thought that the poem failed me. Then the writer sent me another message and chastised me for not understanding his writing and for chasing other readers away with my low score. I dont think he actually wanted constructive criticism afterall.
Safire
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to show appreciation
cockupmyass7926
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to show how much i like reading them
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It is within the silent undertones to vote the 5-4 range on the writes or suffer the consequences of back lash from those who think other wise. Not all who post their works of write want to hear honestly of thoughts or thinks because they feel their works are top notch and any criticism is an insult to them. To even dare vote under the 5-4 range brings on the screams from the writer and those who have voted the high range add their 2 cents and it snowballs from there .... sorry but such drama leaves me not wanting to vote or even comment, after having experienced first hand of such for scoring below the 5-4 range on a writing. What followed after was of hellish dealings. Personally I do not care for the voting part .... the posted reads have already been of a vote somewhat by the Lush Monitors .... having made it past their scrutiny of acceptance in being posted.
overmykneenow
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I rarely do - it's one of the most pointless and divisive aspects of the site.
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I read and vote on a story to the people that put a happy face when they message me. Or if someone asks me to. I'll just up vote it even if I think it is shit and not in the good way. Before I would rate people on my own standard so it was unfair. And even my own stories I would only vote a 4 if I could vote on them.

After thought: Possibly, that is a pic of a pair of prefect titties. Who ever was the doctor I must say job well done.
AltaBrwnSgr
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I read and vote on a story to the people that put a happy face when they message me. Or if someone asks me to. I'll just up vote it even if I think it is shit and not in the good way. Before I would rate people on my own standard so it was unfair. And even my own stories I would only vote a 4 if I could vote on them.

After thought: Possibly, that is a pic of a pair of prefect titties. Who ever was the doctor I must say job well done.


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Dreamer90
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I score every story I read and people start out with a 3. While I am reading I adjust the score depending on style, character development, imagery, word choice ...
I do my best to be objective and don't let subject matter or style choice like point of view affect me. however i am human and can't guarantee that.
I also leave a comment most of the time and always try to helpful and encouraging.
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Some people love the stories that I write, and others probably don't care for them at all. Having so many different types of people is what makes this world so... interesting! I am sure some people who rate a story a 5 is because it works for them in some special way. Others won't have that same feeling. For example, I am not really a poetry person, but I try to read people's poems and if it touches me, I rate it high. If I appreciate it for what it is even if it doesn't push all my good buttons, I will probably give it a 4. If I don't like it at all, I won't rate it. I don't want to put down 1, 2 or 3 for anyone's work. They probably put some good time on it, so who am I to dis it?

I also like to leave comments if I like it, but I won't say something bad or untrue either.
KatieElizabeth
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I vote if I've thoroughly loved a story and it's captured my imagination in one way or another. I don't think I've ever voted less than a 5. If I don't like a story I think I'd just rather exit and go and find something else to read. It seems churlish to me to vote down someone else's work just because it's not my "cup of tea". It's their hard work after all and I'm quite sure means an awful lot to them.
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Dirty_D
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So many writers here get upset with a 4 vote(really people thats a good score!) that I have mostly stopped scoring. I comment and leave feedback though. As for voting down a story over content, Ive only done that once, and that was specific and not genre related. Additionally my comment reflected both the score, and the why.
softbear
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I just think it's nice to give some feedback 'cause authors have taken the time to write a story!
LarsKaiden
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As an author I love to get feedback on my stories, not just the votes. I appreciate people who take the time to write about why they did or didn't enjoy the story. To me, there is more value in a comment than the vote, whether it is a comment for a good vote or bad. There is nothing more annoying to me than somebody voting a story low and providing no commentary. Sadly, some individuals - including some authors - forget that stories may take several hours if not days to craft, and simply vote a story low and leave no comment. When I catch someone doing this I block them, because if they cannot have the decency to explain why they voted low, then I don't care to have them voting on my stories. The other thing that annoys me is when I have a rally of good votes, somebody invariably comes along and votes the story down, leaving no comment. Same solution, if I catch them they get blocked. You may think this is a rather dramatic move, but it is the only way I know to avoid rogue low-scorers who can't be bothered to comment.

On the other hand, when I see a pattern of people voting average to low on one of my stories, I take note and try to understand what was wrong with the story. With even just a brief commentary, it is easier to understand where the problem lies. I wrote a long time ago about how one person had commented that my story was "a bit boring", followed by another person who said "I agree, it was a bit boring." To me, that feedback let me know that there was a fundamental issue which needed to be addressed. When I can see that there is a clear problem with what I have written, I may go as far as to remove the story completely, or re-write it to solve the problem.

I don't expect nothing but 4's and 5's, but I do expect people to think about why they are voting one way or another, whether or not it is a fair vote, and whether they can provide some constructive feedback.
dpw
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As an author I love to get feedback on my stories, not just the votes. I appreciate people who take the time to write about why they did or didn't enjoy the story. To me, there is more value in a comment than the vote, whether it is a comment for a good vote or bad. There is nothing more annoying to me than somebody voting a story low and providing no commentary. Sadly, some individuals - including some authors - forget that stories may take several hours if not days to craft, and simply vote a story low and leave no comment. When I catch someone doing this I block them, because if they cannot have the decency to explain why they voted low, then I don't care to have them voting on my stories. The other thing that annoys me is when I have a rally of good votes, somebody invariably comes along and votes the story down, leaving no comment. Same solution, if I catch them they get blocked. You may think this is a rather dramatic move, but it is the only way I know to avoid rogue low-scorers who can't be bothered to comment.

On the other hand, when I see a pattern of people voting average to low on one of my stories, I take note and try to understand what was wrong with the story. With even just a brief commentary, it is easier to understand where the problem lies. I wrote a long time ago about how one person had commented that my story was "a bit boring", followed by another person who said "I agree, it was a bit boring." To me, that feedback let me know that there was a fundamental issue which needed to be addressed. When I can see that there is a clear problem with what I have written, I may go as far as to remove the story completely, or re-write it to solve the problem.

I don't expect nothing but 4's and 5's, but I do expect people to think about why they are voting one way or another, whether or not it is a fair vote, and whether they can provide some constructive feedback.

Why don't you just make commemting compulsary if yot vote? I can't leave comments since the change so I only vote. I often send a pm but not always.
It seems a bit extreme to block everyone that scores three or lower. It gives you a false idea of how good your story is. Why block anyone, we are all adults not children, well usually.
By the way, you've used a double negative at the start of your last paragraph. I don't expect anything or I expect nothing.
dpw
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As an author I love to get feedback on my stories, not just the votes. I appreciate people who take the time to write about why they did or didn't enjoy the story. To me, there is more value in a comment than the vote, whether it is a comment for a good vote or bad. There is nothing more annoying to me than somebody voting a story low and providing no commentary. Sadly, some individuals - including some authors - forget that stories may take several hours if not days to craft, and simply vote a story low and leave no comment. When I catch someone doing this I block them, because if they cannot have the decency to explain why they voted low, then I don't care to have them voting on my stories. The other thing that annoys me is when I have a rally of good votes, somebody invariably comes along and votes the story down, leaving no comment. Same solution, if I catch them they get blocked. You may think this is a rather dramatic move, but it is the only way I know to avoid rogue low-scorers who can't be bothered to comment.

On the other hand, when I see a pattern of people voting average to low on one of my stories, I take note and try to understand what was wrong with the story. With even just a brief commentary, it is easier to understand where the problem lies. I wrote a long time ago about how one person had commented that my story was "a bit boring", followed by another person who said "I agree, it was a bit boring." To me, that feedback let me know that there was a fundamental issue which needed to be addressed. When I can see that there is a clear problem with what I have written, I may go as far as to remove the story completely, or re-write it to solve the problem.

I don't expect nothing but 4's and 5's, but I do expect people to think about why they are voting one way or another, whether or not it is a fair vote, and whether they can provide some constructive feedback.

Why don't you just make commemting compulsary if yot vote? I can't leave comments since the change so I only vote. I often send a pm but not always.
It seems a bit extreme to block everyone that scores three or lower. It gives you a false idea of how good your story is. Why block anyone, we are all adults not children, well usually.
By the way, you've used a double negative at the start of your last paragraph. I don't expect anything or I expect nothing.
TJRogue
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When I like a story, then I vote to encourage the writer. I also like to write feedback for them so they know what I liked about their writing.
LarsKaiden
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Quote by dpw

Why don't you just make commemting compulsary if yot vote? I can't leave comments since the change so I only vote. I often send a pm but not always.
It seems a bit extreme to block everyone that scores three or lower. It gives you a false idea of how good your story is. Why block anyone, we are all adults not children, well usually.
By the way, you've used a double negative at the start of your last paragraph. I don't expect anything or I expect nothing.


I don't think I specifically stated that I block people who score 3 or lower, but maybe that's how it could be understood from the context. I didn't realize that you can make comments compulsory. Thanks for that tip. I really don't see anything grammatically wrong with my last sentence, and definitely not a double negative.
prairiedogg
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I vote and comment on stories I like. They must have a good plot (or theme), they must be well-written and structured in such a way that they lead the reader to a climactic point and they must show good grammar, including the correct punctuation.

If I read a story from one of my friends that I don't like, I will usually comment without scoring.

And lastly, that was indeed a double negative in GirlyWorld's last paragraph. dpw was correct.
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I don't think I specifically stated that I block people who score 3 or lower, but maybe that's how it could be understood from the context. I didn't realize that you can make comments compulsory. Thanks for that tip. I really don't see anything grammatically wrong with my last sentence, and definitely not a double negative.


Since you said you don't expect nothing, that means you expect something.

I think it is a double negative.

right?
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It does seem that only a very small proportion of readers actually vote. Clearly that raises validity issues, especially as the rating system has no clear cut standardisation.
So what does it actually mean.... nothing of much value I guess. Now comments are a different matter. They do record an opinion and can be helpful, but only on an individual level.
I guess the whole feedback issue is like a flogger, those that want it, need it but dread it at the same time. Hence the hysteria and hissy fits of the emotionally labile.
LarsKaiden
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Since you said you don't expect nothing, that means you expect something.

I think it is a double negative.

right?



My original sentence: I don't expect nothing but 4's and 5's, but I do expect people to think about why they are voting one way or another, whether or not it is a fair vote, and whether they can provide some constructive feedback.

Please let me try to explain. I did not say "I don't expect nothing", which would be a double negative. I said "I don't expect nothing but..." which has an entirely different meaning. If you look up the meaning in a dictionary, you will find that saying "nothing but" is the equivalent of saying "only", and therefore I could have written "I don't expect only 4's and 5's, but I do expect people to think about why they are voting one way or another..."

It is grammatically equivalent to saying "I don't expect only perfect students, but I do expect everyone to study hard," or alternatively in my original style of writing, "I don't expect nothing but perfect students, but I do expect everyone to study hard."

Hopefully that clarifies.
ChuckEPoo
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I vote if the story is worth voting on. I want to encourage new fiction authors to continue writing and not be discouraged. As my writing has made some improvement, I write less. Mostly because I want to produce something I am proud of. Personalities are as varied as the the stories themselves. One persons five is another persons three. I vote from the entertainment factor. I don't expect any author here to be a Pulitzer Prize winner. If I think someone's work is a two or three, I will contact them personally and suggest they might possibly change a few things. My own observations tell me that those that consider themselves critics usually have a critical heart. But most all the mods here I have met have shown a desire to build up and not tear down.
Mancman2010
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Getting back to the original question. I vote to show my appreciation of someone's efforts.
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Quote by GirlyWorld


My original sentence: I don't expect nothing but 4's and 5's, but I do expect people to think about why they are voting one way or another, whether or not it is a fair vote, and whether they can provide some constructive feedback.

Please let me try to explain. I did not say "I don't expect nothing", which would be a double negative. I said "I don't expect nothing but..." which has an entirely different meaning. If you look up the meaning in a dictionary, you will find that saying "nothing but" is the equivalent of saying "only", and therefore I could have written "I don't expect only 4's and 5's, but I do expect people to think about why they are voting one way or another..."

It is grammatically equivalent to saying "I don't expect only perfect students, but I do expect everyone to study hard," or alternatively in my original style of writing, "I don't expect nothing but perfect students, but I do expect everyone to study hard."

Hopefully that clarifies.


No worries. Thank you.
clum
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I think every aspect of a piece—content, style, execution, consistency, technical accuracy, how much it engages me, how much it touches me, etc., etc.—plays a (perhaps not always equal) part when deciding on a score.

If I didn't enjoy a story, for whatever reason, even if I could see that it was "technically" a good/well-written story, then my vote should reflect that. It would be hypocritical to give a high score but then say to a friend, "Not my cup of tea."

To be honest, I vote with my gut. When I reach the end of the story, it usually doesn't take me long to decided which score to give it because, in that moment, I know how I feel about the story, even if I'm not wholly aware of all the nitty-gritty of it.