SnoozySloth It doesn't matter, you will get what you want and I'm just venting.
It all comes down to one thing, MONEY. WN can't make money from FanFics so they will remove them from the rankings to give other novels a chance to rise. Because if other novels rise they can get contracted and WN makes more money.
I can't fault them for wanting money and I can see how my novel can be seen as taking a spot for a different author to rise and get contracted.
All I can do is pull my novel from the site in protest when they separated, but that's just a drop in the ocean and no one will care.
Maybe I can actually get some sleep then and feel like I'm not letting my fans down. Youll get what you want because WN already said they are doing it.