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Originally Posted by M T McGuire
I appreciate what you're saying here but again, what you asking is still, basically, 'can I load the results'. It isn't about asking your fans to go there, read your page and sign up if they want to vote for you, it's about seeing how well your writing stands on its own, among people who may be unfamiliar with it and you.
Now, clearly, this is going to appeal more to a debut author than a seasoned pro but... If the site is random and the page 99s are genuine then your work will stand or fall on the quality of your writing rather than on how big your tribe is or much time you have to drive traffic to the site. This is completely different to any of the other sites where success is are all about how many friends/fans or much time the author submitting has.
Surely if you 'win' the random page 99 way, you get a 'genuine' result. Don't you want that? Because I sure as hell know I do.
Lance, if you're still reading, please don't be tempted to change the matrix. Trust me, in this respect, Page 99 is about the only thing approaching a level playing field out there.
Anyway, as every wine buff knows, you get the most interesting results from a blind tasting.
Cheers
MTM
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I have a tribe? When did that happen?
At the very least it should be open to read, and sign up to rate. This gives greater accessibility to the casual surfer, which will also increase page views and traffic dramatically.
And yes, even though page99test makes it impossible to land on your page I have pushed the website on several different websites. Wasn't aware it was a competition though, just a tool for writing and nothing more than that.
Load result... Phtt...
Edit - Just had a thought if you want a genuine result that is totally unbaised drop the genre catagories. The page then stands or falls on the writing alone, and not if its the readers favorite genre. Certainly would stop those useless its not my genre so I am voting it down entries and would fall into your blind tasting catagory.