Since some members are more comfortable reading just one or two of the above, it is always a good idea to make it easy for them to find what they're looking for when they click into your port. It can be somewhat irritating if they prefer poetry and end up having to dig through everything just to find one poem hiding amongst a bunch of stories. I think that many would agree that putting different types in separate folders makes navigating a lot easier.

Whether its poetry or stories, length can sometimes be a big deciding factor when someone is choosing what to read. Time restrictions, eye problems, or even just mood can all impact someone's decision. For this reason, I think it's important that, if you write items of varied lengths, to group them together, in separate folders, by length (Line Count for poetry/ Word Count for stories). That way, if a person only has a short time to read something, they don't have to waste half of the allotted time digging for something short enough -most of the time, if that's the case, they're not going to dig, they're going to close your port and go elsewhere for something to read.
If your items don't seem to vary much by length, but you like to explore many different genres, then I'd suggest basing your folders in a more genre-oriented way. I don't mean that you should create a folder for every genre, but some genres easily lend themselves to being grouped together; For example, Romance, Drama, and Family could all possibly just be "Emotional". Other ways to go about this type of organizing would be to just simply go by maturity levels or age-appropriateness of your items or to separate them by "weight" --light-hearted, laughs, and darker items.

Hi, Kristiana! I know a lot of members that will be nodding their head when they see your comment! I could be wrong, but I think that the rating system might exist just to keep our egos in check! As The StoryMistress hints at in "Comment-In-A-Box"  [E], ratings can make it easier to give an opinion to the writer without having to go into full-detail in your review. It can also help you get a better idea of how much editing your item needs by showing you how many people only left a rating and didn't review. Of course, that's also the reason that you can set your item to only accept ratings with a review so that you, hopefully, get more feedback than just a rating. To me, I think it's key to always type your review first, then go back and rate. Your rating should reflect your review, not vice versa. You don't want to defend your rating in your review, so it's always best to save it for last. I'm not sure if that'll do anything to sway your opinion, but the rating system is something I could leave or take ... I'm not passionate enough about it to condemn nor condone it.

Aww... Me? Friendly? Shhh... What are you trying to do; ruin my reputation??? I'm a rough, tough, mean li'l thing, I am! Thank you very much, Suzanna! When writing a newsletter or anything along these lines, I always try and keep it as conversational as I can in the hopes that people will read it and form their own opinions rather than feeling like they're being lectured and "have to" agree with me. I'm not an expert in any field, so all I can offer is my own thoughts. Writing about different aspects of WdC, for me, is kind of like writing about my home, each aspect I cover in a newsletter feeling akin to me describing a different closet or cupboard. Since I've actually lived at WdC longer than I've lived at my current address, it's more of a home to me than this place --and it always will be! ...And there I go rambling...