I think some of you heavily underestimated the effect of how ratings can be on a series. In the same way that ratings can effect a movie or game but unlike those, series on webtoons don't often have any reviews for people to look at to see why the ratings are there.
What's also unfortunate is that the majority of people don't even bother to rate, even if they do like it. I dare say that if something has let's say 100 subs, you might get 10 ratings from that. I see comics with a 1,000 subs and 10 comments. I've seen it not only on Webtoons but other places too.
I myself have honestly stepped up and told my readers to give me ratings. My thought was that, if you truly enjoy this series enough to sub to it. If my 300, 400, 500, 600, etc subs mean anything, you should be willing to show that support.It's frankly worked.
It also shows that I need to do the same thing. I can't necessarily blame people. There's so many series I love to read on Webtoons but I never rate them, comment or like. It's not because I don't like it, I'm just so invested into the series I forget. I've tried to change that.
I've tried to rate all the series I enjoy and I try to leave likes and comments, even little ones to those that I like. Because I feel if I want them, I should give them in return.
I will say this, if you have 50 subs or 100 subs heck, even 20 subs. There's a reason for it, it's because these people want to support you and they enjoy your work. Unfortunately, only 10% of them will express that point beyond the sub. Also unfortunately, I happen to be the same at times.
I know you just picked 3% by random but for argument sake let's use that. 3% doesn't sound too bad right? I mean I'd hate to have 87%. Think about it like this though. There's, at least (far more actually) but at least a million different readers on Webtoons. It has a massive readership.
This means (if we take that 3% seriously) out of one million readers, this would means about 30,000 are trolls who are actively messing up other series. 30,000 sounds a lot scarier than 3% doesn't? Like I said, I know you picked this percent mostly by random but I wanted to show how even a low percent can still lead a massive number.
And there's nothing you can do about it. If get a low rating, I have no idea why unless they specifically leave a comment. I could think, they don't like the series and feel things need to be improved or I could just think they're a troll. Again, I can't do anything about it.
If I get a comment that seems unfairly insulting, I can at least send a report and get Webtoons to deal with it. I can't promise it will be quick but I can do something. I can't do that with ratings. I can't send a report telling Webtoons to take off an overly negative rating unless the user can provide ample reason for it. I'm stuck with it.
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There's another thing I think some of you don't realize.
Negativity doesn't work. Insulting a user, making them feel bad, telling them how much they suck, etc. It, shouldn't be surprisingly, doesn't work. Do you know why professor's don't write "you suck" on the student's paper to make them do better? Because it doesn't work. These negative aspects don't work at all to help the majority of people improve.
It's a more serious example but a great one is actually torture. Any person who knows anything about proper interrogation will tell you that not only is torture inhumane, it doesn't work. it doesn't make criminals or terrorists more likely to give up answers despite what television says. You know what gets answers? Positive notions.
For example, a proper interrogator will say something like:
"I know you have answers. I also know you have a family. I can get your family out of the country and live a much better life. I can give your son or daughter a proper education."
And it works.
It can sometimes be easy to be negative. I know we all want to tell Trump he's an orange idiot and we hope he gets impeached yesterday. But this is never going to make him be a better President. There's a reason people in the oval office don't go up to Trump and say...
"Hey dips*it, that's not how insurance works." They'll treat him with respect and make him feel good. Because they know that, even if it doesn't get much of a response, it will be much better than the alternative if they were cruel. That's why people are so terrified that Trump is going to insult North Korea on Twitter and cause World War III.
Negative enforcement like this, doesn't work. Experts will scream this to you. Torture doesn't make you more likely to give answers. Death penalty doesn't make you less likely to commit a crime. Corporeal punishment doesn't make children behave more and treating a creator negatively doesn't make them more likely to want to improve and get better.
You know what does?
This...
I read a new comic, I see the art needs work, proportions are off, text is wrong. There's all kind of criticisms I can make. The first thing I do, let's say I'm there with the person too, is appear friendly. I'm not your enemy, I am a person who wants to help you and I can give off that feeling by being negative. If there's any positives about their work, I will tell them. Positive Reinforcement can be a good thing at times.
When I get to the criticism, I am not mean or insulting. Instead, I explain both what is wrong and how its wrong and then go about in as best as I can, the ways to improve it. This will ultimately lead more people desiring improvement and doing so.
And it works.
So for anyone thinks that harsh criticism or insults are likely to help someone.
...Welcome to the minority club. Your negative actions on the creator isn't doing anything to help them.
This is an older post but I'll answer it anyways. You don't have to grow a damn thing. You've put effort and desire into your work. Perhaps you've made some mistakes along the way. If someone can't respect you or your work while giving criticism, they need to shut up and go somewhere else.
Because...again...negative enforcement doesn't do a damn thing to help you or anyone else. You should be able to feel proud of the work you've done. It's not your duty to grow a thicker skin. Instead, your so called "critics" should grow a bigger conscience.