yeah sure

Look at Taisa. Daily updates. Daily participation. Three updates in a thread because the rest is anon ragin', discussing, or just plain votes and write-ins.

N. It is not Anon that has failed the writefag, it is the writefag that has failed anon.

>>11
True
>>16
Also true, if the writer fails to get Anon's attention, then there will be no votes.

>>16
How often has Taisa begged for criticism in his last couple of threads? If he has to ask then he is clearly not happy with the participation.

>>18
Taisa is a loon.

Oh wait that should be common knowledge by now.

N

We have too many writefags who have IRL problems.

Frankly, we don't give a flying fuck. We all do.
Be it school, RELATIONSHITS, crappy internets, and so forth.

Stop BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWing about it.
You fucking write. And if you can't, don't piss and moan about X,Y,and Z reasons.

I'd like to think not seeing as I've gained a healthy and occasionally slow voterbase through insane levels of motivation. (To the point where I'll sometimes F5 a page constantly to see if I have enough votes to write.)

>>18
Participation and criticism are entirely different things.

N: Even if the slow boards get slower, I don't think it means THP's death, so long as we have at least one writer doing daily updates. Sure wish all those guys would take it a little less easy, though.

No

There are enough people here, just the interest in stories has gone down. I think the trend is going more toward mainstream stories like GH and the one Grue made. This might have something to do with new people coming over but who the fuck knows. It might be worth to try this out with two different stories, one something like GH and another total opposite. I suggest a CYOA research comission to research the impact of different CYOA on people.
Or we put a "HY seal of approval" on CYOA's with a short comment of his.

For the most part, yes.

Those who keep stating HY, Taisa, and other 'known' authors keep forgetting that there are at least 15 other writers on this site who don't get even 10% of the votes of the known ones. Inb4 shit sux.

At this rate, ye mite as well make a separate section for them altogether and delete the rest.

>>26

<-- Like this?

I don't think so, OP. More of a sea change, than anything. The audience is changing, and what they expect and how they work is naturally changing with them. The writers don't really understand the readers... and until we do, it's going to feel like shit, because *we* feel like shit. We have no idea if we're really doing a good job, or if anyone cares, and that really radiates out to everything here. But on the bright side - if and when we do re-connect, this feeling will probably cease.

>>27
So what's the threshold for 'good'? 20 votes per update? 10? 5? How many regular anonymous viewers does THP even have? Surely it's more than the ~20 people who vote on GH (assuming that there's no votespam, which probably isn't true).

>>31
Personally, I can deal with a lack of votes. Its a lack of discussion that leaves me out in the cold with no idea how my story is being received.

Eye think this is a hot topic.

>>27
Taisa wasn't a "known" author until he started writing both decently and regularly. I believe that any (decent) writer on the site could receive the same type of praise and attention, if only they could dedicate themselves to updating every day or two. It's not that every unpopular story sucks, but merely that slow stories are difficult to form any sort of emotional attachment to. People just don't care as much about them, so they don't bother to vote or discuss.

>>29
Yes, something like that i had in mind.

>The audience is changing, and what they expect and how they work is naturally changing with them.

This. Like i already said, Anon has changed and the writers need to adept to this change. Why does people like Taisa or Grue get so many votes and discussion? Why do people like Teruyo and others don't? The situation is obvious. The site and the layout has changed, many new ideas has come. But the writing has not, the ideas have not too. A revolution is needed.

>>36
It's not just that definitely. Being on /th/ helps as well. I can think of an author or two that updates daily or more frequently on other boards, has an enjoyable story, but is still consigned to relative unpopularity. Face it - some of the response given is truly disproportionate and not necessarily logically so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_vision

Just because it isn't a problem in some boards/stories doesn't mean that it isn't a problem anywhere else. A fire in your neighbor's house is still a fire, even if you don't see it.

This thread is giving me a headache.

The best way to fix this is for writefags to update quickly and constantly. It will take a bit for anon to catch on but it will definitely work.

>>29
>The audience is changing, and what they expect and how they work is naturally changing with them.
What, exactly, has changed, and how should writers adapt? Are you just talking about update speed, or are you saying it's a matter of story content (i.e. setting and pacing) or quality?

Be specific and give examples, because I really don't see that much correlation between a story's content or quality and the number of votes it gets. Taisa and Grue are good, but Fell (The Game in /th/) and server anon are better (or, at the very least, as good), and neither of them get more than 10 votes per update.

>>29

More like Seal of DROPPED.

Those who complain that only known writefags get attention completely forget, that you have to get the attention somehow in the first place. And in my experience, the absolutely fastest way of getting attention is to:
1) UPDATE OFTEN.
2) UPDATE ON REGULAR INTERVALS.
3) Maintain a decent, stable, or possibly increasing quality.
And that's about it. Everything else is just worthless claptrap. Sure, if you are an absolutely awesome writer like Ranmilia was, you can gather crowds even if your update velocity is lacking, but for the mortal writers around here, you need to fucking gear up and update at least 4 or 5 times a week. If you don't, don't whine if you don't get enough votes or comments.

>>46
Definetly the best idea.

>>45
That's why it's on /blue/; I assume that in a few hours, this board will return to merciful oblivion, and all its posts will go with it.

>>38
Well, it's not like there's a cabal of anonymous persons that meet to decide what stories thrive and what stories die. I know I'll sound like an ass saying this, but perhaps what you consider enjoyable differs from the majority.

Although, I will admit that writing on one of the less populated boards leads to less people reading the story. There's just no way to force every reader to visit all the boards.

>>52
/eientei/ needs to get cut and put into /forest/

>>53

Put /border/, /shrine/,/youkai/, /underground/, and /others/, too.
They all have 1 or 2 alive stories left anyways.
Then it's good.

>>53
I agree with this. I think other boards need a good merging as well.

I think we never should have had more than the three boards originally. (well except for /i/. it can stay.)

1.LUKR ALL BOADRS.
2.DELETDE ANY DAED STORISE
3. ????
4. PROFIT

There's about 4 stories that I need to catch up on but will probably never get around to it.

>>56
This could give Teruyo more readers. Drop his story in a board full of life, might get someone interested.
After what he wrote today, i have pity for him. I even thought about voting from different providers to make him feel better, but that would not solve the problem.

He just needs some hugs badly.

>>66
Teruyo is a prisoner of his board, I check every board except /eientewi/ daily, mostly due to historical reasons.

>>47
S-stop making me blush!

>>56

No. To the OP question as well.

keine_sensei is great, but you've got to remember there was a huge hiatus halfway through the story. That means several readers left, it's only natural discussion and votes have slowed down.

You folks forgot about school playing a role (and how the site died shortly before it started.)

>>11

No.
Sage for pointless thread.

>>93
Shut up Wiseman.

>>104
Wiseman is like a little annoying puppy that always follows you around.

Dear Wiseman:
You are useless and do nothing but post garbage.
You probably waste more time in IRC jerking off the Mods then you do writing.

Not that anyone really wants to read that.

ITT: The final stake is driven into T-HP zombified heart.

Why all the sudden angst? It didn't feel like any of this was here until just a few hours ago.

>>138
thats exactly why. None of this was coming to the surface but it was still killing the board. Consider it an early detection screening.

>>131
I never read his story, give examples why he is so bad.

>>144

>Isn't my fault that I don't find getting shitfaced drunk and making a monkey out of myself fun at all. Booze is how ugly hags get husbands in the first place. I like my pride very much thank you. I'm certainly not going to cry over it like an emo little bitch.
>I may be a touhou fan, but that’s a bit hard to believe that it actually exists. The only reason why those two were known to me was due to catching some of Mary’s Yukari cosplay pics. Scary how near perfect she is at cosplaying her, that is save for the breasts which were more suited for Keine, but hell they’re nicely sized by anyone’s standards that isn’t a goddamned pedophile.
>It was at breakfast when Remy and me heard a nose outside the house. We ran over to a window to see what was the fuss and there was Lily White harassing both Marisa and Meiling while saying “It’s SPRING!” while spraying danmaku everywhere.
>Wriggle smiles “Thanks for actually seeing I’m a girl. Well I think that guy based it on the time where I knocked the witch off her broom while she was scooping up power up items. It was funny until she started shooting this laser. Let me warn you, it REALLY hurts. Meiling’s strong because she gets up the same day after getting hit with it”

I'm not even cherry-picking here; this is the result of scrolling with my eyes closed and copy-pasting the first few sentences the cursor lands on.

>>145
Anon, you could've just gone "all of it."

>>145
>>I may be a touhou fan, but that’s a bit hard to believe that it actually exists. The only reason why those two were known to me was due to catching some of Mary’s Yukari cosplay pics. Scary how near perfect she is at cosplaying her, that is save for the breasts which were more suited for Keine, but hell they’re nicely sized by anyone’s standards that isn’t a goddamned pedophile.
What the fuck? That doesn't even make sense.

>>It was at breakfast when Remy and me heard a nose outside the house. We ran over to a window to see what was the fuss and there was Lily White harassing both Marisa and Meiling while saying “It’s SPRING!” while spraying danmaku everywhere.
>>Wriggle smiles “Thanks for actually seeing I’m a girl. Well I think that guy based it on the time where I knocked the witch off her broom while she was scooping up power up items. It was funny until she started shooting this laser. Let me warn you, it REALLY hurts. Meiling’s strong because she gets up the same day after getting hit with it”

Oh wow. Glad I'm not reading his story.

>>145
>>162
Okay, why the fuck is that guy still writing? Didn't we use to drive guys like that out because they are just terrible?
What is happening to you THP?

>>145
>>146
>>162

Wasn't >>131 me, but thank you bros.
I hope to see you in action elsewhere.

>>171

IRC.
It's the cancer killing THP.
And a massive influx around the time YAF left and numerous namefags showed up with their filth.

Like that DA/FF.Net/Gaia jellyroll.

>>171

>>174
IRC tends to be the only place where these people are called shit. Anon doesn't seem to be doing the same thing on the boards.

>>174
Wiseman only gets 3 votes, i think one of them is because it is like watching a trainwreck, you just can't look away.
Don't start screaming IT'S THE END WE ARE ALL DOOOOOOOMED!!
We got rid of ReijiTabibito, we will get rid of Wiseman and the rest too.

Easy to malign IRC when you have no idea what so ever what's going on there. Wiseman and his ilk have been torn apart there quite a few times already, you just haven't been there to see it. And for some fucked up reason nobody complaining about IRC causing a criticism deficit actually bother complaining on the boards either. Easy to call other people lazy when you yourself do absolutely nothing, I suppose.

Can't we all just get along?

>>171

If I recall correctly, he DID attempt to write before. He was chased off then, but returned under a different name and then started writing again.

No idea why it didn't happen again.

>>179
I second this motion

>>182
Ah yes. From reading some of his story on SDM, he's definitely that FrozenTuna retard that started a story on SDM and was assaulted. Same shitty writing style (Woah! It's Yukari!). Also a castlevania cross over. Same fascination with Yukari and retarded hag jokes. The dumbass even used his real email address before. It was really funny too, since he couldn't figure out for the life of him what people were insulting him about. Pity the thread got deleted.

>>184
>>179

Fuck no.
Look at what happened because of it.

>>197
What happened?

>>199
The site went to shit and we have faggots like J->E running around.

You're a bit slow, aren't you?

We have lost a hero to our glorious and noble cause, but does this foreshadow our defeat? No. It is a new beginning. Compared to Doujinstyle the national resources of THP are less than one thirtieth of theirs. Despite this major difference, how is it that we have been able to fight the fight for so long? It is because our goal in this war is a righteous one. It’s been over two months since Holy, consumed by greed took control of our original url. We want our freedom. Never forget the times when Doujinstyle has trampled us! We, THP, have had a long and arduous struggle to achieve freedom for all members of our great board. Our fight is sacred, our cause divine. Our beloved writefag, Hungry Youkai, was sacrificed. Why? The war is at a stalemate. Perhaps many of you have become complacent.

Now, faggotry has polluted our most cherished website. We must send a message, but not one composed of words. We have wasted too much time with words. We need action now. All these recaltritant invaders must be taught a strong lesson for their evil corruption. This is only the beginning of our war. We have been putting more and more preparation into our efforts towards making our forces stronger than ever. Our antagonists have done the same.

Many of your voters and authors have perished valiantly in the face of a contemptible enemy. We must never forget what Doujinstyle and Gaia have done to our people! Our writefag, HY, has shown us these virtues through his own valiant sacrifice. By focusing our anger and sorrow, we are finally in a position where victory is within our grasp, and once again, our most cherished website will flourish. Victory is the greatest tribute we can pay those who sacrifice their lives for us! Rise, our people, Rise! Take your sorrow, and turn it into anger! THP thirsts for the strength of its people! SIEG THP!!!

>>201
So hide his threads.

And the site went to shit? Do explain, because I'm not seeing much difference, aside from the predictable drop in activity with people becoming busy with university and whatnot again.

>>205
Indeed. We have shitmongers running around yelling something about the sky falling. Chill out.

>>205

Hiding the thread doesn't solve the problem.

>>208

You need to take those denial goggles off, and presumably stop visiting IRC and voting in shit stories.

Lose the apathy. It only got Nemo killed.

>>210

So let's say we do act. What do we gain? I'm curious here.

>>205
If you think hiding his threads is the soloution then you fail to understand the problem. Allowing one or two really bad writers to write unmolested encourages other shitty writers to write shitty shit. It slowly drags down the quality of the entire site.

>>213
We gain our site back.

And that is worth any price.

>>214

Not to mention the fact that they drag over their friends to read and vote in their stories.

TORCHES AND PITCHFORKS! TORCHES AND PITCHFORKS! TORCHES AND PITCHFORKS!

>>222

>>73

I feel bad because this is exactly what I do. I followed DoLF R1 to the end, but I never went back after that. The eientei crew doesn't interest me in the least. So....*shrug*

You're all idiots. You spam Krisslanza's decent story yet J-E's monstrosity remains unmolested.

>>225

The person who spammed it got banned. It was beautiful to see that red text at the bottom of his post.

>>225
One idiot spammed his story, not all of us. And JtotheE is getting shit on right now, just look at his thread.

I invited Angry_Desu... well, more forced him to read my story and a couple of others on the early days of THP. Are you guys complaining about that one too?

>>243
Yes, we're complaining about you. Every thread is about you and everyone is always mad at you about everything.

>>256
I'm sorry, I forgot to close my sarcasm tag.

</sarcasm>

>>258
You fool, the boards use square brackets, not angled braces!

>>259
My bad. Thought I was doing something wrong.

Wait a minute, since when did we hate Kira? I though he is respected and a bit loved.

>>267
I didn't take it as hating. I took it as good-natured ribbing. selfsage for having 4 out of the last 8 posts.