Mad Max
Two Months On And Still Unable To Post A Brand New Story On Vocal
Introduction
I feel like I am banging on a door, but there is no one in. This is the last communication on the situation that has stopped me from producing brand new stories on Vocal since November 23rd.
A Mad Maximum
This seems weird
It looks like your account has hit a maximum story limit tied to platform security (i.e., how many calls/requests can be made)
I think it's right that there is a limit to the number of stories we can post in a given timeframe, maybe ten a day (I think the most I have done is five in a day). We don't want the platform to be flooded, especially with AI stories.
The implication is that the maximum limit, as well as stories, includes calls and requests, which could mean comments as well, which means that every supportive comment I leave knocks my count up.
If I delete a story, I cannot post a new one to replace it.
I thought my subscriptions might affect my ability to post, but I have reduced them from 900 to less than 300 with no effect.
If space were a problem, then others would be affected, and they are not being. I am the only one who cannot post anything new, it seems.
It is getting more difficult to find stories to reuse, and once I do that, they are effectively gone from Vocal.
The other thing is that since my last Top Story in October, added to this situation, I have not even made the leaderboard because people no longer see me as a favoured Vocal creator, though my audience and friends still read and comment on my work, and I know it is excellent.
Conclusion
Thank you for reading. I don't hold out much hope for getting a response from Vocal
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Comments (3)
Mike, reading this made me want to hand you a megaphone for all the stories that are stuck inside you. Your dedication over so many months is impressive, and I hope the platform realizes what they’re missing by holding you back.
I just don't understand why they are not responding. How about spamming Vocal and Justin until someone replies? Like keep sending the same email again and again. Hundreds and thousands of times
This is outrageous! There shouldn't be a limit. They don't tell you that when you begin with Vocal, do they???