What's up with this?

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It is because the voting system in here sucks.

It seems all those who got a high rating sucks, and all those who got a low rating are good.

Don't count on the voting system, count on your poem's content.

Well thank you for your post.

i like how Bob spelt yourself.

but any ways this is how i look at it. this is a poetry website, do you think that in 5 years or 20 years it's going to matter that you got a gold award which happens to be only a little gold box with a letter inside of it? write to make yourself happy and to express your views. who cares if you get the attention you deserve or not. there are a lot of poets out there and on this site that don't get as much attention for what work they put out. just move on with it....

~Jacklyn

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ok, yes hun we no u have 314 comments, that doesnt mean we've herd of you, i sure haven't, believe it or not, you're not the only person on this site who rights good poems and there are only so many poems a gal can read. Any way if you think they're so great why do you care what other people think?
Just my opinion
XxFeEBeDeExX

Sorry Matthew, I've have never heard of you. As the others have said, this is a big site, there are so many poets.

Write because you want to and enjoy it.

Lol...If you want to be know Matthew.Change your name.

And the people who answered you said they never heard of you. So try and take it into perspective, and be happy with your "wow...great poem 5/5".

Ok!

And Britt is a damn good poet....So don't mock her skills.

I agree with Britt. Are you writing JUST to gain comments and praise from people?

And anyway, so what if your poem 314 comments? It doesn't mean that your poem is better than anyone elses.

I've read many great poems, but just because they have like only 5 comments doesn't mean they're rubbish.

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Wow...

Nice way to change the subject Matthew.

No one said you copied it, Bob and Britt said it sounded familiar...

You want people to know you as a good writer, try experimenting different forms of poetry.

Not on one love poem.

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sunny, couldn't of put it better myself

XxFeEBeDeExX

"Si post fata venit gloria, non propero."

"If fame (or glory) comes after death, I have no rush."

Matthew, if anything this thread is begining to make
you infamous!

Calm down and just get on with the writing, it does not appear you're making much headway here or many new friends for that matter. Take away the arrogance and start again, it might help you heaps.

Matthew... you got 314 comments.

Now just sit back and be proud of yourself for accomplishing that. Don't sit around dwelling over a discussion thread just because they didn't mention your name.

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there are plenty of exellent poets on this site that dont get the reconition their talent deserves. You should shut up cause your special.

*your NOT special

From the sounds of things, you do have the recognition you are looking for. I mean you said it yourself you are "ranked 14th with a 4.7 on nearly 5000 votes after only 36 poems. [You] have the most commented on love poem on the site by far and a gold favorites award." That sounds pretty recognized to me. Shit you have 5000 votes. You know how many most poets on here have, between 20 and 100. You are recognized, and people do think you're good; you just don't see the recognition. Open your eyes man and notice that you are being recognized by the votes and good rating. Just because you're recognized doesn't mean your a favorite. Tupac was and still is recognized, but take the state of Montana and ask the population who there favorite music artist is, and I bet Tupac doesn't come close to making that list. You have to know what you have and don't worry about the rest.

kay first of all, matthew is a fantastic writer! He writes not only for himself and the way that he feels, but he writes for the way that others feel as well. You guys have just started a big deal over nothing here. Who cares if you're a good writer? Who cares if you're a bad writer?
All that matters is that you get your point across in the form that you choose. Who cares about votes and comments? That doesn't matter. Some of the other best poets on this site don't have that many votes and comments either. You guys are wasting your time by arguing in this thread, we're all writers, we all write for specific reasons, we all have a talent, whether you realize it or not, so just move on with it and keep on writing, don't worry about the rating!
-Jenna xo

Hahaha, I think Matthew is the most vain person on here. Probably the largest ego as well.

If you read this topic, he actually brags about his awards.

I think someone needs to be brought down a notch.

Because, really, the point of getting comments is to know how to improve and what was written well in the poem. Not a statistic or number.

I also agree with Tony. Yeah i know that that is what he was going on about, he wanted to ask a question that he was wondering about, so that is what he did, isn't that what these forums are about? In my advice, Matthew doesn't need to worry about it, he is a good writer and he knows it, so do many others, but you guys also shouldn't have argued, it was pointless.
-Jenna xo

I think Matthew got the message...Hugely so.

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I hope so...Bob...

Because it's people like them that make great poets quit poetry...Altogether.

Downvoting is wrong, and morally so. But you did get what you deserved Matthew. You asking to be recognised as a great poet, made people actually notice your rating.

Oh... it happens a bit too often, I am afraid. I am not a great poet or anything, but one of my (comparatively speaking) better works ("The Elegy of the Lovers") got downvoted withing five hours of it being recognised.

The truth is, once someone claims a work deserves to be noticed, others will do what they can to ensure it is not. There are many historical examples of this.

But in short, you did ask for it Matthew.

matthew. just to say this. there are more than 314 poets on this site, so obviously some of us havent heard of you, and there are probably more than one matthew here.
some people havent heard of me, but some have.
Its the way life is, get over it
tara xxx

lmfao i agree with ismail...his first post...cause on one of my best peoms...i got rated a 2 cause that basturd was jealous...

But that does not mean your poems that are rated 1s and 2s are better than anyone else's...

Here is one example:

http://www.best-love-poems.com/poems.php?id=16618

Now, if you tell me that is the greatest literary masterpiece you have read, either you need to read more or you are simply obtuse.

"But you did get what you deserved Matthew. You asking to be recognised as a great poet, made people actually notice your rating."

Just because he had a post about why he isn't one of the most mentioned best poets gives no one the right to down vote, nobody on here deserves to be downvoted, it's pathetic to downvote someone. Vote on their work, not their attitudes!