Almost serious poll about controversial site webnovel.com...

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Obserwator, Jan 20, 2022.

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Are you still using webnovel?

  1. I am because I don't have a choice...

    9 vote(s)
    10.6%
  2. I am but I don't know why...

    2 vote(s)
    2.4%
  3. I was using it for a long time... and maybe will use in future.

    3 vote(s)
    3.5%
  4. I was using it for a long time but never again!

    4 vote(s)
    4.7%
  5. I was using it briefly... and maybe will use in future.

    21 vote(s)
    24.7%
  6. I was using it briefly but never again!

    16 vote(s)
    18.8%
  7. It needs to be purged!

    11 vote(s)
    12.9%
  8. Webnovel nooooooooooo! Sorry it's my PSTD.

    9 vote(s)
    10.6%
  9. I use pirates sites because even pirates are better than WN...

    7 vote(s)
    8.2%
  10. What? Webnovel? Not intrested.

    3 vote(s)
    3.5%
  1. otaku31

    otaku31 Well-Known Member

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    There was once a claimant to the throne,
    A rightful just heir he made out to be.
    But the citizens wise and liberal grown,
    Upon knowledge imbibed free,
    Resisted all manner of decree.

    There were factions,
    And proscriptions;
    Revolutions
    And defections.

    The mighty Gravity fell,
    Treachery, its death knell;
    Betrayal borne of betrayal.

    When the dust had settled,
    The fair prince swayed, rattled,
    For he, QI, the mighty Contender,
    Now stood Webnovel, the Pretender.
     
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  2. Arbelbyss

    Arbelbyss 『Abyss Scion』『Epiphron』『Tempestarius』

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    Yeah the Gravity Tales situation is interesting. The site is gutted and adds put in its place, my Ublock detects it. The owner of Gravity Tales made a complete ass of themselves, in being motivated by greed and betraying users of his site as well as people who worked for him.
     
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  3. Airlol

    Airlol Well-Known Member

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    Only at the start... Now I forgotten about them. Now that you talk back that I remember back ...
     
  4. Obserwator

    Obserwator [Gamer of Life] [Naturalist] [Universalist]

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    Sorry
    Sorry
     
  5. Beer_Kitty

    Beer_Kitty Just a very very drunk kitty that likes beer

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    Added them to my block list years ago.
    Havent read anything from them since then.

    Was reading Life of a Cat and Solo Leveling and dropped both.

    Though i finished reading SL.
     
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  6. CelestialTempest2020

    CelestialTempest2020 Active Member

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    To translate it pretty much QI kind of tried to monopolize the eastern fantasy genre and boy the methods they used....
    I remember quite a few things from back then. They first lured the readers with their earliest model where only a few chapters were locked behind paywall and they used to get unlocked overtime and even if they don't you cud unlock them by watching some ads.Then when they got a decent reader base they changed it to the ss system where they gave u free ss(spiritstones) for doing some tasks like daily login,voting,,et.c. Then they changed to the current system of fastpass which literally doesn't even let anyone read a single novel in full. I mean the greed of those guys is on another level. Some OG's here might remember gravity tales too. Oh, what happened to that site after QI bought them is well pretty clear to see and the mass exodus of translators too. Thank god WW didn't bow to them and now they are even in partnership with radish and RWX did say they are planning to diversify into many genres too. So I don't think there's any reason to look up to QI now that we got WW better than ever b4. In my personal opinion it is more of a case study of QI business model which is worth something bcz for all we know they did manage to disrupt the eastern fantasy translation business and they have a decent revenue too. Heard top writers of originals earn 10K+ per month which is only 30% of their actual revenue.so by some easy calculations they earn a shit ton loads of money doing basically nothing but hosting novels. I mean they don't even market themselves on other platforms other than their own. Genius business model if I must say....
     
  7. peanutbutter_J

    peanutbutter_J Well-Known Member

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    I sometimes forgot Qidian is Webnovel so use them when i couldn't find other sources but i never went over paywall.
    But I blocked their group latest update feed, i think i did that when their name is still Qidian
     
  8. Resplendor

    Resplendor High Lord of Souls

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    Never used it.
     
  9. rhianirory

    rhianirory Well-Known Member

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    i haven't been on there in forever. if I want to read something there then I look elsewhere. if I can't find it elsewhere then I just don't read it.
     
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  10. Ddraig

    Ddraig Frostfire Dragon|Retired lurker|FFF|Loved by RNG

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    Shitdan has never left my release filtering :)
     
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  11. Lemonfairy

    Lemonfairy 〖Retired Cat Boss〗〖Feeling the Effects of Aging〗

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    I was actually on Webnovel first and only discovered NU like a year later.
    idk, I enjoyed my time there when I didn't know of any alternatives but since I'm more of a binge reader, the locked chapters were very painful for me (I could only unlock a few a day by logging in, watching ads, etc. because I didn't want to spend money).
    There were some books that weren't locked, but sometimes the chapters become locked after you've already read half-way through and have emotionally invested into the novel... it was just painful.

    Would I go back to using Webnovel? Probably not.
    They don't have as many BL novels there (when I was on, there weren't any BL translated novels there at all) and again, I hate the locked chapters.
     
  12. asriu

    asriu fu~ fu~ fu~

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    no not use it cuz there no particular interest be it story there or what not~
     
  13. Mnotia

    Mnotia The Trash Man

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    I don't support scum websites that are better off being subsidized. I honestly hate the website/company because of their practices. I feel this way about any company that will pay wall chapters for a TRANSLATED story.

    I also hate any fuckers that sell out to Webnovel. I'd rather they just went to amazon.

    I dont care if you disagree with anything that I've said. I will not argue on this. It is how I feel and I will not debate a cock muncher



    gonna drop this right here
     
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  14. Sawanara murasaki

    Sawanara murasaki Sawa the HEro-sensei

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    I've been using Webnovel for months then stop because I ain't got the mood to write in that platform..The stories are trash like hell and many bots read your written books..Some writers write their books there to express their racism for some nation which is kinda inappropriate, I guess so noo

    I would say Webnovel is the worst writing platform ever, they don't give you the flexibility in terms of font, size, paragraphing and more..
     
  15. Sproutling

    Sproutling We are the Sproutlings

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    I don't use that thing anymore, and will never use it in future. Not because their translation but the way the operate infuriate me.
     
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  16. Vanidor

    Vanidor Well-Known Member

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    I didn't really see my reason there, for discovery.

    I read very little there(not none, basically use up the daily 3 chapters). I mainly browse the trial section of their voting page, and if the ones I pick don't get a sample, then I read them elsewhere.

    I've read a few chapters of original English works there but stopped after a short bit.
     
  17. Kadmos1

    Kadmos1 Well-Known Member

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    This is quite the head stone!
     
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  18. otaku31

    otaku31 Well-Known Member

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    'Tis but a short doggerel,
    A mere verse mongrel,
    Tho' conceived with much difficulty,
    Penned with as much liberty.
    :blobpeek::blobpeek:
     
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  19. Kaylee

    Kaylee Well-Known Member

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    Knew abt it this year lol
     
  20. Zeusomega

    Zeusomega M.D of Olympus Pvt Ltd. Seeking [Boltzmann brain]

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    Evil in what way though? XD

    They are well aware of their notorious infamy, can't bombard them with opinions or petitions when they own the rights.



    I use it every other day to see if any works interest me or try read the ones I gave up. I've had some good ones that was dropped half way so I've got a beef with them...other than that... meh