It seems that my fanfic had suffered a sudden wave of dislikes. If someone truly dislikes my fanfic, I'm always happy to hear some criticism. You can share it here or in the comments to the fanfic itself.
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This is indeed quite odd. Maybe you should report this to FimFiction? There's no way that a wave of dislikes appeared out of nowhere. This seems like the work of some very dedicated troll.
4871540
What would they do?
I have not as yet read it - but if there was something very objectionable to most readers on chapter 4, that would just about do it.
If there was no great switch - 'my little dashie' turning into 'cupcakes' with no warnings - then something dodgy.
4871582
There was a simple story in that chapter. I've got a few likes in the day of releasing it. But four days after that I've got 15 dislikes in just one hour. I watched and each disliked appeared once in a few minutes. I would understand if some disliked it, but not all of them and not at the same time.
I was about to offer this criticism as a possible reason for the downvotes, but as the attack seemed fishy enough for the mods to step in and resolve it I am not sure if I should offer it.
Really, I don't think it's fair criticism, as it is quite unavoidable.
Some people get weird when ANY author brings in OC's. Which I think is lame in regards to those readers. Ever read Fallout: Equestria ? Soooo many OC's !!! Any pony we are familiar with gets a passing reference as they all died hundreds of years ago (this is not a spoiler - the fic mentions this upfront). And yet it is highly rated.
Myself ? I have no issue (ok maybe a slight issue as I am entering a story with no knowledge, but learning about new characters is part of the reading experience).
On a more personal note, in real life I have always had a problem with names and faces, which extends to books / tv and makes following any story with unfamiliar characters difficult. Perhaps a bunch of readers felt the same way and downvoted out of spite ? As I said, it's a lame way for a reader to go.
Stories with many OC's are different from non-OC orientated stories in that OC-heavy stories tend to be more on the "epic" side.
At least, that is my reckoning.
Authors don't want to tell a quick one-shot with familiar characters (and can't as new characters need development) so we get longer, more involved, more epic tales.
But... all this may be a moot point as some bugger with several alt accounts could be all this is.
I'm enjoying your story thus far, even though I keep forgetting who is the unicorn doctor and who has wings, etc...
4871660
Thank you
The doctor is an earth pony and his student is a unicorn. But it's not that important for now.
And a little spoiler - there would be characters from the show at some point in the future. But for now it's an OC story.
4871665
OC stories are fine. Neither good nor bad, just different.
Glad it's resolved