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Reedsy is an astonishing website. Back when I joined in September 2019, I was really excited to share my stories and make new friends. Back then, we barely paid attention to points. The only way we would get points was by writing stories. I made this account because I noticed that Reedsy was becoming a gloomy place because of downvoting. All I wanted to do was make a change and hopefully bring Reedsy back to the cheerful place it was. Sadly, that is not what happened. It seems like everyone is point-obsessed these days. Upvoting is also becoming a really big problem. Some people are just upvoting each other to get higher on the leaderboard, not because their stories are good. Real writers who work hard for their points are falling off the leaderboard and being replaced by people who are just randomly being upvoted. I'm sorry if I ever upvoted someone who didn't deserve the points. Alt accounts on my stories are sharing their opinions and really opening my eyes. I never realized that upvoting for no reason was as bad as downvoting. In reality, it is. I believe that the marshmallows (an upvoting group) have good intentions and want to make sure that people who are downvoted still continue writing. I just believe that this constant upvoting is getting a bit out of hand. I know this is kind of hypocritical because I made this account to upvote people, but my intentions were just to bring Reedsy back to the peaceful and kind place it was. In my opinion, I believe that points should only be earned by stories (good ones). These past few days, I've been scrolling through accounts on Reedsy and seeing surprising things. I saw an account that had around 70 stories. These stories were very well written. When I check the karma points, they only had 1000. I also came across an account that had written around 5 stories, but they had around 8000 karma points. Where did we go wrong? Constant upvoting is causing unrest and is not letting serious writers go on the leaderboard. I am not trying to say that anyone who is on the leaderboard as of now doesn't deserve to be there. It's just that there are other writers who are working harder who should be there instead. The writers who aren't really working that hard but are gaining a large number of points should try to focus on writing more stories. If they work hard and focus on writing, maybe someday they will deserve to be on the leaderboard. To end off, I am closing this account. I will still talk to any friends I have made and comment on stories, but I will not be upvoting anymore. You may ask me to read your stories and give feedback, but that is it. I'm sorry if I've made people sad that they are not going to be able to be upvoted, but they should remember that points aren't important. If they focus on writing stories and put in hard work, the points will come naturally. I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me on this account, and the alt accounts that have opened my eyes. I hope that both upvoting and downvoting will stop, so Reedsy can become the peaceful and happy place it is supposed to be. Thank you so much for having me!
Lots of love,
Upvoter
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D: yes, some accounts that have SO MANY GOOD STORIES have not a lot of points, while other ppl have so much :((((( i agree
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Amethyst, you are such an awesome person who created such an amazing and heartwarming group of people who want to spread joy and happiness. As I do believe constant upvoting is unnecessary, I still think that you should keep the marshmallow group. Maybe you and the marshmallows can give out critiques, or give shoutouts to talented writers that aren't very popular. You can also still stop spammers from spamming and help encourage people to write! You can also comment on people's stories that aren't very popular to make new friends and make su...
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Thank you! yes, that's a good idea, so more people can get recognized have a great day!!!
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Thank you so much!! You too <3
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I would appreciate it if you read my bio real quick.
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Ok Yay, that clears it up :)
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Yay!
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