If we don't post something you've submitted, don't get upset. It's not a reflection on you. We can't post everything from everybody so keep your chin up and keep submitting stories. Sooner or later the gods will smile upon you. When a moderator is selected, they are given a certain number of points.
Positive comments increase the moderators points, negative words decrease the moderators points.
This allows users to set threshold levels in Preferences so they can avoid viewing posts that the moderators have scored below the threshold level. A threshold is a minimum score that a comment needs in order for it to be displayed to you. Comments are scored from -1 to 5. You can set your threshold to any score within that range. Any comment below that threshold will not be displayed to you.