So WN was created to bring what we refer to as "translated novels" to the west. The company is owned by QI who is then owned by one of the biggest companies in China called Tencent.
What everyone needs to understand is, WN was NOT created for originals and it was NOT created to promote "the best raw works". It is literally a subsidiary of a company that tells them what novels to translate at which times regardless of what anyone using the platform thinks.
For all we know, novels are chosen because QI has bigger plans for said "cliche" novels whether it is because they inked a really good deal with said author, or because they are putting money into it whether to create a manga, webtoon, etc. Like would you as a company rather push a novel you would make more income from no matter what, or take a risk on a different one just because a few thousand readers (who may or may not spend even a penny on it) claims that it is amazing and want more?
So with everyone upset that WN is not translating the novels they voted for, at least now you can understand the reasoning behind it. Now as far as originals aka Western created novels, were NEVER supposed to be on this platform. It is just that WN felt that instead of only being a literal "promotional platform for big brother", at least they could start to begin owning their own copyrights to an extent and to generate more income. Due to the traffic and readers the translated novels were bringing in, there was no reason not to allow originals to be uploaded to retain said audience similar to how YouTube rewards creators who have high retention rates.
Sure, it is awesome that even an indie author like me could use WN to build an audience and receive feedback, but it DOES NOT mean that the platform was created to cater to those like myself. It is literally a platform that found an additional revenue stream close enough to the original plans to work it all out.
So hey, I would just tell everyone to be grateful that every once in a while there is actually good content being translated, and that in down times, there are some really awesome original works you could try in the meantime. It is much better than nothing, AND even some translated novels technically could be read all the way through without spending a penny including many non premium originals. Like, I understand it can get annoying at times, but you are literally arguing with "free stuff" that is not complete garbage. :) -The Sleeping Tadpole