You ever get the feeling someone somewhere hates you, and you don’t know who or why? Well, I woke up this morning and somebody must’ve left behind some bad star ratings. I’m willing to accept a 4 star average, but one bad egg can bring the whole batch down. Don’t know who did that, but I’m thankful the good ones still support me. Thank you, and also I just got to 50 fans. What should I do to celebrate?
Yatsufusa
It's hard to tell what happened 'exactly'. Part of this is that different users' votes are weighted differently. Most casual users on NG have a total voting power of 4-point-something. Newer accounts who don't rate very often will often be around 2-point-something. And if your name is Cyberdevil* you have a voting power that would make GOD jealous... ;)
If a lot of your fans hang around on low levels and don't use the site much, that could already explain why a single person had such an impact. On the other hand, and please don't take this the wrong way, I have seen a lot of art, and from the few samples of your work I have seen I would say that your work is "about average". As @junipersona already alluded to, not everyone will just rate something either 0 or 5 and those numbers might come out like that in a lot of different ways.
That being said, I think having people who are not 'into' your work look at it regardless is a benchmark of success. One that you should celebrate - maybe by doing art. ;)
You 'could' use this as an 'opportunity' to draw up something in the 'Draw how your haters see you.' thread** and maybe leave some words for your peer. Or at least look into how other artists handle the topic.
Enjoy the rest of your day either way.
* https://cyberdevil.newgrounds.com/
** https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1537481
ZenonRetna
Thanks, I needed to hear that. I always thought I made good characters, just not the best way to draw them. It’s just some people don’t see it that way. All they see is just coloring book crap. Maybe I should make a piece on how haters see me sometime.