Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 11/22/2023

As we enter the season of gratitude and some of us celebrate American Thanksgiving tomorrow, it's the perfect time to reflect on and appreciate the wealth of stories, perspectives, and creativity that enrich our platform. We want to express our heartfelt thanks to the incredible creators who make Vocal what it is: a community. Please see this week's Leaderboard below.

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

1. The time period of data analyzed for each weekly Leaderboard is collected from 12:00am Wednesday - 11:59pm Tuesday ET each week.
2. Creators can only win one place in one category on the leaderboard.
3. Creators cannot win the same category two consecutive weeks.
4. 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): Paul Stewart for 500 Pieces of Me

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Babs Iverson for THE DANCE

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Grz Colm for “Give Thanks”

Honorable Mentions are the stories that had the most comments without being selected as a Top Story.

🌟 Honorable Mentions

Judey Kalchik for How Do You Congratulate AI?

Dana Crandell for Under The Rough Exterior

Lana V Lynx for Who do you see first?

Mackenzie Davis for WINNERS! – Grocery List Challenge

Donna Fox for A Tale of Thieves (Part Three)

✨ Popular Stories with the Most Likes this Week ✨

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

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): L.C. Schäfer for Good-Big!

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Kendall Defoe for In the White

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Cathy holmes for A Bittersweet Victory

✨ 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): Novel Allen

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Brin J.

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Barbara Steinhauser

✨ Most Supportive Commenters this Week ✨

The pillars of our community, these creators excel in uplifting others through their thoughtful comments.

🏆 Winners

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

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

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Naveed

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours. A round of applause for these exceptional creators whose work brings us together, and another massive thank you to all of our creators and readers for making Vocal come alive! 🍂📚