Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 03/13/2024

Welcome to the weekly update of the Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase Vocal's most discussed stories, popular picks, and rising stars. Let's dive into this past week's standout contributors and their remarkable achievements.

A reminder of some ground rules we use to formulate the Leaderboard:

The time period of data analyzed for each weekly Leaderboard is collected from 12:00am Wednesday - 11:59pm Tuesday ET each week.

Creators can only win one place in one category on the leaderboard.

Creators cannot win the same category two consecutive weeks.

Creators will win the category that they placed the highest in. However, if the category they placed the highest in is the category they won the previous week, and they placed in another category in a lower place, they will win the category that they did not place in the previous week, in the lower place.

✨ Most Discussed Stories this Week ✨

Here are this week's top stories that have sparked the most comments with their engaged readers.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Hannah Moore - "My cat died on Friday"

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Donna Fox (HKB) - "Mini Pizzas"

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Lana V Lynx - "Which Animal Do You See First?"

Honorable Mentions are the stories that had the most comments without being selected as a Top Story. They will each receive a $3 Bonus.

🌟 Honorable Mentions

L.C. Schäfer - "We Aren't Monsters"

Rick Henry Christopher - "Rate-O-Rama: Knockin' On Heaven's Door"

Thavien Yliaster - "Broken Songbird"

Kendall Defoe - "Relationship, Abbreviated"

Rachel Deeming - "The Trail of the Snail"

✨ Popular Stories with the Most Likes this Week ✨

These are the stories that captured hearts (literally) and commanded admiration.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Cathy Holmes - "Huh?"

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Heather Hubler - "So I will"

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): River Joy - "gender euphoria"

✨ Most Subscribed to Creators this Week ✨

These creators have shown they have what it takes to build a following, attracting the most new subscribers this week.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Lark Hanshan

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): S. C. Almanzar

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): A. J. Schoenfeld

✨ Most Supportive Commenters this Week ✨

The pillars of our community, these creators excel in uplifting others by leaving the most comments.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Dharrsheena Raja Segarran

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Babs Iverson

✨ Emerging Creators✨

These creators have joined the platform within the last 90 days and achieved the highest combined likes and comments on their story, showcasing their rapidly growing impact on the community.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Randy Baker - "Zero"

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Lindsay Sfara - "The Credit is Mine"

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Irvin - "Acknowledgment Of Realism"

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours.

Congratulations to all the winners! Your creativity continues to enrich our community. Keep sharing your unique perspectives and voices as we look forward to more inspiring stories ahead.