This question goes out the individual(s) or staff in charge of selecting and curating the 'unique' novels that we are forced to pick from every week using energy stones.

Could you kindly tell the community what type of criteria are you using to select these novels? I'm personally dying to know how you choose these 'fantastic' novels.

I'm speaking on my own behalf when I say this: Cut it out.

You're completely right in arguing that my opinions are absolutely subjective, but I feel more than confident in saying a large amount of the community is tired of godawful novels that have been released for the last of couple months.

All of them are derivatives of each other (filled with classic cookie-cutter archetypes, filler chapters up to the wahoo, etc) -- The type that you can say, "If you've read one of them, you've already read all of them"

I'm just jaded at this point, I'm tired of seeing another novel titled: "Ling Huang Long - Dragon Emperor God-Devil Against The Heavens" or some other nonsense.

We get it, you've already shoved enough generic filler novels onto the site, please stop.

Can you bring out the real stuff now, or are you going to continue drip feeding the community one good novel for every dozen filler novels to pad out your site's library?

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    On the app, there's an "Old to Webnovel?" recommendation list, which is meant to be different from the generic plots. Most new readers prefer the cookie-cutter stories, and they actually are still the bulk of paying readers. And that is a known effect in China. It's only after a few books or years do they move on to wanting different kind of stories.

      CKtalon Didn't know this so I checked it out. There are two stories that are both recommended in the "New" and "Old" sections... Godamnit webnovel. 🤦‍♂️

        CKtalon Most new readers prefer the cookie-cutter stories, and they actually are still the bulk of paying readers

        I still think that giving 3 novels with the same genre too choose is too much tho. Yes most new readers like it but remember the keywods here: "MOST" n "NEW". let me repeat myself: giving 3 novels with the same genre too choose is too much. PLUS its effect known in china, webnovel is at interational level already!

        instead of giving us a bad novel, why dont QI try to find another TL n editor for the good novel but is dropped or have bad TL? (Thriller paradise for example?)
        @WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL

            I hope webnovel doesnt pick up the good international stories. Theyre free on other sites, but would cost a fortune to read in here.

              Moustache it would be more acceptable if they poached non-english authors so their novel can be translated.

                  Tomoyuki Did you not see how condescending it was? As if international readers are new to reading and Chinese readers are more mature coz they've been exposed to the same tropes over and over again? We're relatively new to modern Chinese literature but we've been reading fantasy and romance and all other sorts of genres way before Webnovel was even a company. It's not fine to put out the same garbage over and over again just coz the Chinese readers were fine with them.

                      ace_cap I've read it and I don't find it condescending. I interpreted his statement simply as Chinese readers having read all the tropes in Chinese fiction such as xianxia, wuxia, CEO romance, reincarnation, etc. for 18 years, and compared to them we are like babies because we've just barely gotten started with dipping in the sea of Chinese stories out there, especially since we've only read the translated ones. And the translated ones are just a small fraction of the volume of Chinese stories available.

                      He's not insulting our mental age or intellectual ability, he's merely saying that compared to Chinese readers, the number of years we've spent reading Chinese fiction, as well as the quantity we've read, is very small.

                          CKtalon

                          CKtalon They have had 18 years to flesh out all sorts of troupes, so they have seen way more than what international readers have read.

                          Again even IF we are considered infants, 3 novels with the same genre to choose are too much. dont u think so? n worse is, its not just about genre. its litterally the same novel only have a different skill name diferent place name, diferent treasure name. (they still have MC with his temper, kill left n right with his "righteous" reason, a harem, n big boobs) Having 3 novels like that as a choices? Thats just not right

                                Tomoyuki let me make it easier for u. What @ace_cap mean is:

                                ace_cap It's not fine to put out the same garbage over and over again just coz the Chinese readers were fine with them.

                                n I 100% agree to this

                                    AndreasAlexander It's as Tomoyuki said.

                                    As I said, MOST readers like this repeated stuff. After a few books, they will graduate into a different breed of readers and seek out other kinds of books.

                                    On the app, there are two recommendation lists, "New to Webnovel?" and "Old to Webnovel?"

                                    If you see "New to Webnovel?", it's mostly books that you talk about, being boring and same usual plots, with different character names and skills. But to the new reader, this is a brand new world to them. Remember when you first read such books? They were new, which is probably why you started reading them in the first place. How many books did you finish before you started having your present thoughts? And how long did it take?

                                    Most of the content editors have long gone past the newbie stage. Most of them having read web novels for about 10 years or more. They even know what they like won't be making money, because most readers can't appreciate their 'taste'.

                                    And since this is a business, it will definitely be catering to the new readers who find all of this fresh, while still releasing a few good books which end up less popular, see Lord of the Mysteries for instance.
                                    Back when I was finding books to read, I usually didn't check the highest ranking books on China, because they still have the same problem as the international books (even 18 years in). The most 'boring' books (in your opinion) are always the most popular ones, because there are always new readers, and they prefer such content.

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                                        CKtalon They were new, which is probably why you started reading them in the first place. How many books did you finish before you started having your present thoughts? And how long did it take?

                                        Start reading bcause i see the manhua of Xian Ni. so first novel is Xian Ni (when void still TL it)so i start reading Chinese wn not bcause of generic xianxia. n then some people said "try ATG n MGA". only last 100 n 300 ch n drop them. n then read CD didnt read the last book tho. after that i saw the author of Xian Ni write another novel which is ISSTH (n its GOOD), then i see u in GT u have a good speed n good quality so i start reading TMW. after that u said that there is a prolog to tmw n i start reading MW. n then u go to WW with TMW n AC to WW. n then there was a site named xianxiaworld. read GOS , beast piercing the heaven n domnating sword immortal

                                        so around 4-5 novels (ATG, MGA, GOS, beast piercing the heaven n domnating sword immortal) I start having my present thoughts. n in QI we have around 10-15 novels with this kind . i think its more than enough

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                                        CKtalon And since this is a business, it will definitely be catering to the new readers who find all of this fresh, while still releasing a few good books which end up less popular

                                        so u urself admit that we get a garbage novel. ps: i am getting curious how many "new readers QI get/ month

                                        3) so in conclusion: This fantastic novels arent fantastic in the end, Bcause the main criteria was never about quality but "which novel will sell." thankyou for ur long explanation

                                                ace_cap Because I was never addressing what you said in the first place. You're the one who jumped in and got all preachy about CKtalon being "condescending" when he clearly wasn't.

                                                The What's Next section could certainly use more variety and stuff, so I never had an issue with what you want or demand for (though I think you're being judgemental by calling all xianxia stories garbage). I'm just pointing out that CKtalon was neither being condescending nor insulting non-Chinese readers as you accused him of doing. Your whole accusation of him saying Chinese readers are more mature smacks of you not understanding (or refusing to understand) what he said, and I only spoke up to address that.

                                                I understand what you said perfectly, and even agree that What's Next could use more variety, but the issue at hand was your accusations and complaints, and that was what I was addressing. I didn't mention anything else because it was irrelevant.

                                                    AndreasAlexander Quality is subjective. So, I'm not saying that what's being recommended is not fantastic. While in different stages of your readership experience, different books will appear amazing, so that's the subjective part.

                                                    E.g. Lord of the Mysteries is a slow novel, but most people who read it consider is an amazing, well-planned story. However, because it's slow, it's actually not interesting to rookie readers, and hence, it doesn't do well. They prefer straightforward, fast-paced face-smacking, cheap jokes, etc. That doesn't mean that their preferences are bad, it's just different things for different people.

                                                    Similarly, as someone who has read a lot, asking me to read what have been 'grandfathered' as classics are really boring to me. But in a different stage of my reading experience, I would have found them amazing.
                                                    Get my point?

                                                    And since a majority of the readers are still new and actually want such stuff, Webnovel naturally caters to them more.

                                                    Those 10 books you think as copycats of each other aren't for you. You are considered a 'mature' reader, so you should check out other kinds of books, since that recommendation list isn't targeted at you.

                                                        Um, where are these books located again? Sorry, If I'm asking a stoopid question.

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