Got my first one star rating...

[Napelynn]

I think it would be an improvement if you had to review a story to rate it. If I'm not mistaken, that's how it works on the website Royalroad. Making this modification would allow authors to obtain more feedback about their stories and clarify the reasoning behind ratings.

Not everyone is eloquent enough or wants to write a review. A lot of them will end up as just "This story is amazing" or "Trash". I doubt the people who rate one star with no review now will give a serious and helpful review even if this feature is implemented. This feature would help authors get more feedback overall, but it wouldn't solve the problem of people going around randomly giving one star.

 

[Avery_Evans]

Not everyone is eloquent enough or wants to write a review. A lot of them will end up as just "This story is amazing" or "Trash". I doubt the people who rate one star with no review now will give a serious and helpful review even if this feature is implemented. This feature would help authors get more feedback overall, but it wouldn't solve the problem of people going around randomly giving one star.

I haven't necessarily seen a trend of readers running around giving one star to everyone, but I think the implementation of that feature would help if it were the case. It takes a lot more effort to write a review than clicking to rate.

 

[TunTun]

I haven't necessarily seen a trend of readers running around giving one star to everyone, but I think the implementation of that feature would help if it were the case. It takes a lot more effort to write a review than clicking to rate.

I am in agreement with this statement. To make things even nicer, the reviews under 300 words could be sorted by length While reviews with more than 300 words can be sorted by likes.

 

[Avery_Evans]

I am in agreement with this statement. To make things even nicer, the reviews under 300 words could be sorted by length While reviews with more than 300 words can be sorted by likes.

If we were deciding on a number, I would say 300 words minimum is too much.
This is 300 words:

Spoiler: 300 words

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I think around 100 words would be good, but I'm going too in-depth for just a concept.

 

[Napelynn]

If we were deciding on a number, I would say 300 words minimum is too much.
This is 300 words:

Spoiler: 300 words

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I think around 100 words would be good, but I'm going too in-depth for just a concept.

Put it into the feature request thing and it won't be too in depth anymore

 

[TunTun]

If we were deciding on a number, I would say 300 words minimum is too much.
This is 300 words:

Spoiler: 300 words

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I think around 100 words would be good, but I'm going too in-depth for just a concept.

Ahhhhhh I fucked up. I confused characters with words. But yes, 100 words is the sweet spot from what you just showed me.

But I might have failed the explain my idea. Allow me to elaborate. The word count shouldn't be a minimum requirement.

I don't believe in forcing people to type. But If you don't want all reviews to be "Amazing Thx" and "Trash, dropped" the reviews would need to be sorted by word count first. Then after a certain word count, the length shouldn't matter.

 

[Avery_Evans]

Ahhhhhh I fucked up. I confused characters with words. But yes, 100 words is the sweet spot from what you just showed me.

But I might have failed the explain my idea. Allow me to elaborate. The word count shouldn't be a minimum requirement.

I don't believe in forcing people to type. But If you don't want all reviews to be "Amazing Thx" and "Trash, dropped" the reviews would need to be sorted by word count first. Then after a certain word count, the length shouldn't matter.

I think that a minimum word or character count requirement would be a great method to make sure that the reader fully articulates their reasoning for the rating. A short review like, "Amazing Thx," would be kind of disappointing because it doesn't tell anyone much of anything. Although, I could see that as a comment on a chapter.

 

[LinMeili]

I also got my first one star rating, but I have convinced myself that one person just misclicked. They probably meant to rate it 5 stars. People might not like my story, but I don't think it's a one star.

 

[Deleted member 22014]

I also got my first one star rating, but I have convinced myself that one person just misclicked. They probably meant to rate it 5 stars. People might not like my story, but I don't think it's a one star.

What an ultra-optimism, I like that.

I also got perplexed when I receive my first 1-star. But then, when there're too many of them, I don't give a fuxx about it anymore. By the way, the rating on one of my series is 3.5 stars or something. Actually, I forget the total. And yeah ..., when I know that most people who read mine give 1-star, I realized that they just don't understand me and the story that I write.

They just don't ..., maybe I should try it like @K5Rakitan and use 1-star rating only.

 

[K5Rakitan]

What an ultra-optimism, I like that.

I also got perplexed when I receive my first 1-star. But then, when there're too many of them, I don't give a fuxx about it anymore. By the way, the rating on one of my series is 3.5 stars or something. Actually, I forget the total. And yeah ..., when I know that most people who read mine give 1-star, I realized that they just don't understand me and the story that I write.

They just don't ..., maybe I should try it like @K5Rakitan and use 1-star rating only.

Yes, fuck tha police!

 

[LinXueLian]

I have heard of people who admitted to leaving one stars on the stories of people they don't like or who had a higher ranking than their own stories

Gosh, do people really do that? I mean, I get not liking someone, but I wouldn't personally factor that into giving anyone a one-star rating. Or rate a story faring better than my own poorly. The only time I've ever given a one-star rating was when I was asked for one by the author themself... It was the hardest rating I've ever had to give......

As for the "woke" purity brigade rating stuff with tags they hate down because they found it gross, even without reading the story..... they're a scourge in every other site, tbh. I come from AO3 where there are kudos only (meaning readers can only like a story), and even there they're somehow good at being a nuisance. Even a lot of Reddit are discussing about these people. I've seen purity brigaders on Novel Updates too. You're not alone if you think they're a problem.

I'm sorry you've had a 1 star rating. Fortunately, I'm pretty sure with how rigged the rating system is, most readers probably don't really sort by stars to read a story. They'll still find your work, don't worry!

 

[ForestDweller]

Get on my level. I have 32 1 star ratings. The second most popular rating over my 5 star one.

No wonder my rating in average stays below 4, which is low compared to most of the stories on this site.

 

[Deleted member 45782]

Get on my level. I have 32 1 star ratings. The second most popular rating over my 5 star one.

No wonder my rating in average stays below 4, which is low compared to most of the stories on this site.

We don't have to Get to Your Level. This is not some kind of pity-me-more thing.
While it wouldn't be uncommon to feel bummed when you see readers and views decline after being so high at the top for so long, do realize one doesn't have to be at your level to feel bummed about bad stars, especially if they are just starting out. There's also some on here that have lower ratings than you.

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As for the others who are just starting out and just experienced their first 1 star or few 1 star ratings, all I can say is persevere and wish you good luck on continuing your work. Don't let a one star troll or few one stars discourage you; some have different tastes in what they like and don't like. It can be hard for those just starting out, cause we are nervous how well it will be received, how well we write, etc. Its fine, just keep swimming and improving. Even if the beginning is faced with lots of hardships, just remember this: good stories only keep getting better and better.

Keep writing.

 

[ForestDweller]

We don't have to Get to Your Level. This is not some kind of pity-me-more thing.
While it wouldn't be uncommon to feel bummed when you see readers and views decline after being so high at the top for so long, do realize one doesn't have to be at your level to feel bummed about bad stars, especially if they are just starting out. There's also some on here that have lower ratings than you.

Geez, lighten up. It's a joke.

 

[Localforeigner]

Not everyone is eloquent enough or wants to write a review. A lot of them will end up as just "This story is amazing" or "Trash". I doubt the people who rate one star with no review now will give a serious and helpful review even if this feature is implemented. This feature would help authors get more feedback overall, but it wouldn't solve the problem of people going around randomly giving one star.

Actually, it would help in one way, it would remove anonymity. That's the only way that trolls can function. However, it would also probably promote retaliation reviews, where people 'return the favor' if someone gives them a bad review or harasses them via private message. Which is why it's not implemented.

If we were deciding on a number, I would say 300 words minimum is too much.
This is 300 words:

Spoiler: 300 words

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam ac gravida nisl, id congue libero. Nam sodales, eros et sodales fringilla, metus nibh vehicula magna, vel tincidunt arcu eros vel nunc. Curabitur ac metus gravida, iaculis leo eget, pulvinar mi. Cras at lacus suscipit, tincidunt dolor sed, tempor diam. Aenean laoreet, purus eget accumsan efficitur, ante erat dignissim metus, ut tempor massa elit a est. Nullam lacus mauris, venenatis vel nibh nec, efficitur auctor ante. Aenean orci leo, venenatis et rutrum sit amet, consequat eu lacus. Nunc sed mi odio. Nullam ante tortor, accumsan nec finibus id, egestas ac neque. Nullam turpis nisl, scelerisque eget neque vitae, aliquet tristique neque. Praesent non hendrerit est. In ex quam, bibendum eu feugiat eget, tincidunt eu nibh.

Nullam cursus, lacus laoreet porttitor hendrerit, dui dolor imperdiet nibh, nec ultrices elit enim quis sapien. Duis et enim egestas lorem fringilla commodo sit amet sit amet diam. Cras vestibulum, augue sit amet mollis rutrum, lacus nunc accumsan elit, non varius diam urna sed neque. Maecenas molestie tincidunt lorem, et egestas mauris pretium eu. Donec cursus nisi sem, non lobortis lorem interdum quis. Sed sit amet mi eros. Aenean imperdiet blandit sapien vitae efficitur. Cras maximus eu enim nec congue. Proin felis est, vestibulum sit amet bibendum quis, ornare porttitor purus. Nulla facilisi. Nullam eget massa cursus eros imperdiet posuere.

Sed semper vestibulum mi, et mollis risus viverra non. Mauris nec odio ut leo varius vestibulum. In eget efficitur nulla. Nam et molestie tellus, at vehicula lectus. Etiam placerat arcu nec risus blandit vehicula. Pellentesque accumsan euismod ex, molestie auctor diam ornare eu. Nunc egestas varius nibh et malesuada. In eu libero augue. Suspendisse aliquet cursus tellus ac vulputate. Sed nec dictum odio. Pellentesque eget eros iaculis, pulvinar lorem vel, viverra tellus. Mauris porttitor, arcu in.

I think around 100 words would be good, but I'm going too in-depth for just a concept.

Advanced reviews on RR have a minimum of 200 words, which I think is about right.

As for the "woke" purity brigade rating stuff with tags they hate down because they found it gross, even without reading the story..... they're a scourge in every other site, tbh. I come from AO3 where there are kudos only (meaning readers can only like a story), and even there they're somehow good at being a nuisance. Even a lot of Reddit are discussing about these people. I've seen purity brigaders on Novel Updates too. You're not alone if you think they're a problem.

It's far more likely to come from conservatives actually, homophobes especially.

 

[owotrucked]

Get on my level. I have 32 1 star ratings. The second most popular rating over my 5 star one.

No wonder my rating in average stays below 4, which is low compared to most of the stories on this site.

Bruh, mad respect. I'm following your footsteps, though my thing deserves all the 1-star ratings lol

 

[hauntedwritings]

One thing to remember is that like many things, the ratings 'should' follow a normal distribution.

If you instead have two peaks, like one at 4-5 stars and one at 1 stars, it can be interpreted as your 'target audience' and 'not your target audience / trolls' respectively.

 

[ForestDweller]

If you instead have two peaks, like one at 4-5 stars and one at 1 stars, it can be interpreted as your 'target audience' and 'not your target audience / trolls' respectively.

That would be my story then.

 

[hauntedwritings]

That would be my story then.

It will likely be a common case, as few stories fit everyone (actually no story does completely, even the greatest stories will have aspects that don't fit everyones' tee).
All you really need to realize is that in reality, a perfect story doesn't exist, and focus on the favourable peak. As a scale of 1-5 is quite short, it can be hard to analyze. Normally the peak will be either 4-5 or 3-4. Which only tells you that if it's the lower of the two, you have a target audience that are interested in your story, but that your writing might be lacking in some aspects.

Of course, analysis without a heap of reviews is hard. But the reviews too tend to fall into one of those two peaks.

 

[bigbear51]

Aw man, yet another complaining about 1-star threads. It's one thing to have paper-thin skin, but man authors here really found a way to have no skin when it comes to writing. I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen @Discount_Blade but that's probably because they've gotten real tired of seeing these things popping up.