Post by Crossfire271 in Are my devlogs being shadowbanned?

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againstthetide, I guess I was understanding the same meaning so far. Personally I've published a game, first as draft (being sure the appearance fits, etc.) & later also being published live for public to get playable for viewers too.

So I didn't have issues with devlog being hidden somehow, while I didn't post any devlogs yet. How do you know if just some people don't notice (or just vote rather quick) that "devlog"-section there? I guess you prefer those voting being hidden from devlog-area? Maybe the game's setting do offer a dropdown-menu that refers to "just upvotes" being possible to choose or "no votings", than generally additional "up&downvotes" being offered? Probably that change affects the votes in general, not sure mine being available for upvotes-only, I guess.

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Against the Tide4 years ago

Up until a couple days ago, my devlogs appeared in the public Devlog page (https://itch.io/devlogs). I would get decent views for a new game. Now my devlogs do not appear on that page. Even if I look at the page from incognito mode. I have all the options to the most public, most open settings. Further, I did not change such settings since I published the game. Far as I know, I didn't get a single up or down vote on anything I've posted. The devlogs just don't appear, even if I check a few moments (or minutes, or hours, or days) after posting. I can't imagine people are waiting to instantly downvote the articles of a barely two-weeks old game who generally posts devlogs in the middle of the night. Even if they were, I, the only person who knows when I post such things, should be able to catch a glimpse of the devlog on the public page before it gets such targeting.

Something has triggered my devlogs not showing up and it wasn't me. I just want to know why.

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