Why Didn't You Give Me A Top Story?

Introduction

Obviously, this is fictional because the support person actually has a meaningful dialogue with the protagonist. The protagonist is dismissed, but you can see that this is a total slice of ham fiction.

The music is "What'd I Say?" by Ray Charles.

The Conversation

Me: "Why wasn't my story given a Top Story Award? I think it is a really good story, and all the comments have been incredibly complimentary, and a few of those are wondering why it hasn't been chosen"

S: "We are very busy and have seven hundred thousand members to cater for. We have thousands of stories to evaluate every day and cannot give feedback on individual stories. For you, it is one story; for us, it is one in ten thousand. We give every story equal evaluation and time, and obviously, only a tiny sample can be awarded a Top Story. We treat everybody fairly"

Me: "That is fine, so how come some stories are given Top Story status despite being published less than sixty minutes before they get the award? Surely they cannot have been properly evaluated. We also see the same creators continually getting Challenge and Top Story awards. Given the number of creators producing, should the bonuses be to a wider variety of people?"

S: "Awards and bonuses are given solely on merit. If a story does not make it, it is because it has not reached the requirements for an award. Keep trying and submitting your work, and you might be considered. As I keep saying, we have a lot of submissions to evaluate, so sometimes it takes time to properly evaluate stories"

Me: "That goes completely against the virtually instant Top Stories that we see from certain creators. Why have you ignored that question?"

S: "Running this platform is very complex, and I believe we do a very good job. Creators are satisfied with what we do. Otherwise, they would not keep subscribing to us. We have no major issues, and the platform runs almost perfectly"

Me: "I have two unanswered issues outstanding. Your platform, in my opinion, is the best option, but it has many flaws that you ignore or refuse to address, despite having the ability to resolve things"

S: "This is the best creator option in our opinion, and we are always working on improving the platform, and know our subscribers are appreciative of the tremendous work that our teams put into our continual improvement"

Me: "You still haven't answered why I don't get Top Stories while others get multiple Top Stories for mainstream and bland content. Many of my stories have hundreds and thousands of reads, but were not deemed worthy of a Top Story. Some Top Stories don't even have a heart until they are given a Top Story status."

S: "Well, the answer is obvious. Your work is not very good. I am surprised that you managed to get more than ten reads. You should be grateful that we allow you to share your stories here. Take the money you get for the reads and be grateful for it. This conversion is finished. Our time is too precious to waste on the likes of you".

Me: "You seem to forget that I pay a subscription for a service from you. I contribute to your salary. This is not a freebie for me. I deserve some respect"

S: "This is our platform, the rules are ours. Abide by them or leave. It is no skin off our nose. Every member loves being here, you are just a whiny complainer and not the sort of person we want with us.