The Main Page's "Latest Series" tab is either broken or its function needs clarification.

Corty

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Dear @Tony

I'd like to ask how the aforementioned tab is working or how it is set up to work, if it is possible. Why is it that some novels never appear on the front page (even if, just for maybe ten to fifteen minutes, considering the amount of works that may be published per day, that exposure can still be a big boost) and start on what I will now refer to as "Page 2" from here on.

My questions are:
  • Is this a bug?
  • Is this intended to work like this?
    • If it is intended, what are the criteria for novels to have a chance on the front page, which are factors that make it unavailable?
A clarification would be much appreciated, and thank you for your answer.

PS: I am posting this in this section because I am unsure if it's a bug or not.

As for my experience:

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The yellow line represents the point where, for the past 6ish or so hours, the latest series was visible for me. Logically speaking, any new novel getting into the submission queue should come after that point.

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Yet, here I am, with multiple other works that, along with mine, rank waaaay off in the back. I checked, and they were published 4-ish hours ago, compared to my signaled cutoff point, which is at 15 hours ago, when I posted this thread. The three before it (first image) are mixed with their uploaded time, being 4-7-1 (from right to left) hour ago, respectively.

My question is... Again... what is going on? And why?

What it can't be:
  • The mature or adult tag, because novels without those are also in there, down at the bottom.
  • It can't be the cover.
  • It can't be the content warning because novels without it are also here and on the front page with said content warning.
  • If it is the fact that my book is a re-release (a rewrite of my first story), I could still accept it, but then, why are others, who are first publishers with fresh books, are also getting skipped?
I am honestly baffled, and I know that @Piisfun is doing his own investigation, but please, can we get an answer for these questions?

Thank you very much.

Edit:

Links to other user experiences related to this issue.

 
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the mysteries are kept mysterious to prevent people from manipulating it.

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@Tony This evidence is a few months old, but it highlights the SHEAR SCALE of the problem. Close to 80% of added series are being unfairly shoved back in the latest series list, with several appearing as far back as the third page.


This report seem to indicate a high likelyhood of it being caused by an incorrect timezone conversion: https://forum.scribblehub.com/threads/bug-when-posting-the-evening-italian-european-time-zone.24725/
 
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Well, I had sent an email away, let's see if that gets checked or not.
 
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Same, mine also appeared on it.

Edit:

I got a response to my e-mail. It is advised that any issues with the site be reported via the "contact us" email on the main site and not via the forums.
 
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Good to know its getting fixed, at least I know this site is not being abandoned.
 
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