I derive satisfaction out of voting for deserving novels — not just seeing it go up in the rankings but also in seeing how my votes measure up against others. Maintaining it if I am among the top 10, or striving to move up. Now with the Golden Ticket, it seems that that feature has disappeared and we can only vote blindly.
C’mon, where’s the fun, if you can’t see how many power stones you have already sunk in into a favorite book? If you can afford a GT, it won’t even appear unless you’re one of the top contributors. It’s like your support no longer matters, unless you spend more, and more, and more! End of rant!