What the f u c k i n g hell are people.....
Giving 1 star because you dont like the story. Gve The story a F u c k i n g Proper Review god d a m n i t. Jist because you f u c k i n g don't like the story you have the right to give a 1 star review atleast give it a proper review. And if you people with sooooo high standard don't f u c k i n g read a story of a first time author a s s h o l e
Some are just immature kids
I had a reader give me 1 star because my title was terrible, and that my title is not top ranking material. Don't worry about it, just slap that reviewer in the face by being more known. I slapped that reviewer in the face when I rose to top 20. (If you ever see this, take that you stupid A HOLE!)
But I recommend for next time reply with "thank you" while typing with your middle fingers, best relief for me and makes me classy af in the net by being calm when in fact I am raging like a typhoon in person.
Keep writing!
Why get bent over a reviewing system that isn't actually used for reviewing? Were you thinking those 5 star reviews saying "Keep up the good work" or "You'll get to the top eventually" are more valid than the 1 star "Sucks" or "Typical x novel" reviews?
The fact that the authors themselves can review their own books (which nearly every author on here does, which automatically translates to a free 5 star review) shows the integrity of WN's reviewing system. The fact that authors can do so -multiple times-, without even needing to create smurf accounts, should be plain as day why as an author on here you shouldn't give a damn about your novel's rating.
The reviewing system on here is a failure, and it will continue to be that way because the readers themselves, as well as those who run or moderate the website dont understand what it means to review something, or they simply dont give a shit.
Grow thicker skin and move on.
Wow, this is news to me. The system really is messed up if multiple reviews can be given. I didn't even notice this when I reviewed, but then again, it was only once, and I'm still new. :sweat_smile:
I just read the discussion on views/collection, too; it seems like there isn't any reliable method at all to "rate"/determine good stories..
There isn't, the fact that 5 star reviews are thrown around like candies doesn't help matters either.
Some of us actually do write reviews, but, yeah, I see what you mean.
I guess weighing review statistics in the favour of what percentage of the story you read before reviewing would help mitigate the problem somewhat.
Personally I'd like to be able to edit reviews I wrote. I'm likely to have a somewhat different opinion of a novel when I reach chapter 50 compared to when I wrote it while there were 20 chapters published.
StenDuring
True, even in the comment section, I want to edit it. typos can't always be understood...
Authors like reviews that are detailed and frank too. I get many random reviews. Random meaning they just drop some reviews because they want SS stones or Exp. I also get one-star reviews because my first sentence in chapter one was bad and that was it.
I've seen great authors who have low ratings because of their haters. In this platform, to know if it is worth reading is to read at least one chapter.
There's no real solution to the problem other than to remove the rating system entirely. Not only does it serve no purpose, but it misleads potential readers into believing a story is good or bad based on a metric that has been, and still is manipulated and abused by many.
By removing the rating system, potential readers will not merely glance at a story's rating to determine whether it is worth reading or not, but focus on the synopsis, proper reviews, and the first few chapters (which is how it should be, and is for some readers). It doesn't fix the problem, but it removes an avenue of abuse at least. And at least authors wont get hung up or bent out of shape over a bunch of 1 star ratings.
Without a rating system, griefers will need to write quality reviews whether they want to or not, since its easy for most to determine which review to believe in, one that says "This novel sux!" or "Though i enjoyed it initially, i liked it less and less as the story progressed. Here's why:".
The same also holds true for people lauding the awesomeness that is the novel they're reading. "Keep up the good work." is no longer a free 5 star rating, but merely a bit of encouragement for the author, one that doesnt tell anything to potential readers about the quality of the story, and thus should be ignored.
While most definitely not being free of problems, the RRL system where you can upvote and downvote reviews themselves does help a little. Unfortuenately up/down -voting doesn't change the weight of the review, so, well...
At least admins there kill big batches of chapter zero 0.5 star reviews (that would be the same as 1 star reviews here).
I kind of like the idea of a rating system, but it's obvious that 'drive by shooting' shouldn't be possible.
