I just posted my own argument about my own rogue-month story in the voting thread of the fairytales.
End of the day, I was one of the most liked story, but in the lest voted half of the submissions.
In my opinion that kind of thing happens when people like a story alright, "woo, i liked that *like* but hum, not very on topic" and at the end of the day, other stories are better/more on topic, and the votes go somewhere else.
We're all rational adults suffering very little influence, all behind our computer, with all the time we need to make up our mind. Personally I remember an April story that got me wondering what people were up to, because I didn't like it, and it got lots of like. I find that interesting, being able to see what "many" think, opposed to my own taste and judgement, as the month go, rather than at the very end.
Also for the argument that some stories get little likes and it's harsh/sad, I don't see the point. A bad or poorly written piece is not going to get pity votes either, so it's going to be just as sad at the end of the month for the writter, but we have a critique thread, a critique forum and a helping community. We're here to help each other out improve, so what if one of us gets moppy because they didn't seduce the crowds? Learn from it and work to get better next time.
