Huh. How the hell did that happen?
Winds change, people find new pets.
Nah, the last half of 2013 was tough on me so I didn't exactly spread sunshine - it was general whining over things people might consider to be first world problems, which might have not exactly given off an 'omg I like this person' vibe. Although I must say I have no idea what I did different last year. I was surprised to be on top of that list last year, tbh. The front page, probably.
Also might be a case of 'Fangu had so damn many awards last year she don't need that many this year'.
I have no idea. Would be cool to do statistics, just like I'd like to do statistics on AO3 (what are the chances of getting more Kudos for the x amount you have, what chances are of getting comments if there's comments/ Kudos already, chances of getting hits if there's Kudos etc) because people tend to follow in the direction of the general crowd. (I don't put myself above this in any way, I do it myself.) My mood is cloudy today so I will admit I experimented by trying to sway some of the awards early; vote, and for some them give a good reason as to why, to see if I could sway the vote. Of course I can't compare it to what would happen if I
didn't, but for the awards I did, there were more votes. Now it sounds like I didn't think the people I voted for deserved their awards, or that I didn't really want them to win, which is faulty. The only thing I did different was I made sure I advocated for them as soon as the poll was posted instead of wait.
I might sound awfully vicious right now, but I am no more so than Flint. Psychology and human behaviour is super interesting stuffs. That's another reason why people like Arianna shouldn't feel bad about getting awards.
Very cloudy mood indeed, summed up in this:
Is it so unforgivable, Balthier, that I find in you more worth than is contained in the value of a ship?
If you value me, then your awards must mean nothing.
