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If it's not for me in the first chapter, I don't rate it. But I generally give 5 stars or no rating. I don't like the style of bullying authors by opening the first chapter for a glance to find an excuse to bash their rating.

@Lmae It's a harsh reality, dude. Some people dislike the R* community for a reason.

Well, maybe I just need to get used to it and be more oblivious to strangers.

@JayMark bad ratings aren't readers bullying authors; they're readers interacting with other readers. If reader A went "1 star because I hate overpowered MC" and reader B loved OP MC, then reader B is more likely to read a story despite the negative review.

This is why I think we should switch to thumbs up or thumbs down system. People basically do 1 star or 5 star as is anyway...

It's better to establish a following elsewhere before taking on RR. The readers there think ratings reflect quality reality and the established writers have a hard-on to destroy the ratings of any competition they are able to. I wish bad ratings didn't deter readers, but they do very much.

I’ve gotten more 1* here on SH than on RR, surprisingly. Welcome to the club. It stung a bit but dont let it get to you. Write what you enjoy reading

@Envylope I personally like the stars. I have given bad stories 2 stars rather than 1 and enjoyable stories 3 or 4 rather than 5.

You can try the review swap circle jerk, but that can backfire as well.

@JayMark

Or just do your own thing like I do. You don't need others to get readers on RR. But you will likely get more bad ratings. My story dropped from 4.5 to 4.25 and will probably drop some more.

@JayMark Thanks. But I'll leave my fiction as is. I already know it won't be popular on R*. Besides, I'm just writing it as a hobby right now.

It's like a thing new writers must do to stay on rising stars, but if they swap with the wrong person they can get review bombed in exchange for a good rating with no recourse. This doesn't happen often though because it would discourage the review swap culture.

You don't have to swap to stay on rising stars. (From someone on there rn.)

Being popular on RR is a matter of having a good relationship with a few of the right people.

@Envylope Not saying you have to, saying its a big part of it, especially for writers challenging the most competitive styles there with no large following elsewhere. Anything is possible. I'm massively unpopular on RR and I dont review swap.

The reality is that writing is a very competitive industry. You will get discovered if you have a style and story readers enjoy. It will take a while, but it will happen. Doesn't help that a lot of people cheat. There is nepotism and shoutouts from popular authors...But if you are writing something that appeals to RR it will get found with time. Cheats basically speed up the process. Like buying an ad.

I did buy an ad on a RR, true story, I still have some left for when I start posting there again. Someone came into my comment section and scolded me for using an ad when my story is rated under 3 stars and obviously so bad they'd never bother to read it. I gave them the finger and proceeded to crash out. No regrets to this day.

The people at RR are only high-strung and edgy because they've never tasted futa [REDACTED].

It's not all bad. It produced a very cool theme for my story. I pulled through and kept writing. Then publishing on Scribble Hub helped save me from my RR depresions. Ya'll kept my spirits high and kept me writing. So I'm very grateful for here. Love ya'll.

@JayMark Now that I've lifted your spirits, you can pay me back by writing a hardcore smut futafic.