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Quote by PervyStoryteller
I disagree with the assumption nestling in the question. What I would say is that you can't "make" your stories popular, they "become" popular if they appeal to enough people. That's not to say that you can't do things to increase the visibility of your stories if you have the time, inclination and a flair for self-promotion, but ultimately leading a horse to water doesn't guarantee it will drink. It's clear from the broader culture that incredibly popular stuff often comes about by a happy accident.

It's entirely possible that you can increase the number of views by writing stories that conform to what is already popular. That's grand for you if your own tastes and predilections do conform in that direction, but if they don't, you're not likely to create a very convincing or readable story. By my estimation the easiest way to get clicks is to write about assorted relatives getting it on with each other, but if, as I do, you find that kind of thing utterly mystifying, how would you ever be able to write such a story?

Ultimately you just have to write a story to the best of your ability, accept that you can't please all of the people all of the time, and be grateful for the people who do read and appreciate what you've written.

Quote by PJH
I have twice or maybe three times had emails supposedly from admin@ saying that someone has sent me a friend request but there is no formal friend request on my page. Is this a similar thing or (as Monty Python said) something completely different?

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I will clean this up, and likely move it out of T3, but feel more may be appropriate in terms of a short break perhaps for those that dragged this topic into another world. Given the nature of the thread I find this particularly disgusting.

Thoughts please.