My Monthly Ranking, a Strategy Tool Has Finally Been Created | note Operations | YOMIASA | Monthly Ranking | Past Articles | #396

What this article is about

Something a little interesting happened
in preparation for the June monthly ranking.

■ Hashamon created a tool called "YOMIASA"
・Allows you to trace a note creator's articles by month and year
・Allows you to check off articles you've read
・Shows the number of unread articles, read articles, and progress rate
・In short, a browsing tool for reading a favorite creator's past articles

■ One of the reasons they made it was, surprisingly, me
・Wanted to read KITA-san's articles from the beginning
・Wanted to aim for the top of KITA-san's monthly ranking
・If you get into the top rankings, KITA-san draws an illustration for you
・Apparently, they made a tool to make reading past articles easier for that purpose

■ So what actually happened?
・I created a "Support Ranking"
・Hashamon created a "Strategy Tool for Reading"
・The 'Like' button has become more like a "browsing stamp" rather than just a button
・The June ranking has somehow become a bit of a game

...Huh?

I've become the target of a strategy guide, haven't I?

While looking at note, Hashamon's article popped up.
The moment I saw the title, I couldn't help but laugh.

"I wanted to trace my favorite creator's articles from the beginning, so I made YOMIASA"

I see.

A tool to trace a favorite creator's articles from the beginning.

I understand.

Reading past articles on note is definitely a hassle, isn't it?

You press "See more".

You press it again.

And again.

Finally, you get back to the old articles.

You read an article.

You go back.

For some reason, it takes you back to the top.

Press "See more" again.

Press it again.

Press it again.

What is this squatting exercise for digging up past articles?

I just want to read the articles of people I like, but for some reason, a leg workout begins. But Hashamo-san didn't stop there. Instead of just saying "This is inconvenient," they went and made it.

That is YOMIASA.

It is a small web tool for browsing the articles of your favorite note creators by year and month.

The article was quite good.

First, let me introduce Hashamon's article.

This article is about a tool called YOMIASA.

Roughly speaking, YOMIASA is:

- A tool that can display note creator articles by year and month - Can filter by year and month - Can search by title - Can display only unread articles - Can check off articles you've read - Can see the number of read articles, unread articles, and progress rate - Can be used on smartphones - Can export and import registered data and read status

It is a tool for browsing past note articles.

This is subtly helpful. Note is easy to read when it comes to new articles. But if you try to follow old articles from the beginning, it suddenly becomes like mountain climbing.

A mountain trail named "See more."

If you slip halfway, you start over from the beginning.

The reader gets stranded.

I think YOMIASA is like a tool that built a ropeway up that mountain.

No, maybe that's an exaggeration.

But it's pretty close.

You can properly follow your favorite creator's articles from the beginning.
Moreover, you can keep track of how far you've read.

I think this is more than just a convenient tool,

it's a tool for properly going to read the articles of someone you support.

That's what I think.

Isn't this article great?

The reason they made it is interesting.

And now, here is the main topic.

Hashamon writes about three reasons for creating YOMIASA.

The first one.

They wanted to trace the articles of a creator they support in order from the beginning.

I get this.
I totally get this.

When you read the articles of someone you like, if you only read the latest ones, you only see their "now."

When you read from their early articles,
you can see what they were thinking, where they struggled, and how they have changed.

In other words, you don't just see a timeline of articles, you see a log of their life.

This is fun.

The second one.

They wanted to read through KITA-san's past articles and aim for the top of the monthly ranking.

……Huh?
Wait a minute.
That's me.

I've become a target for a strategy.
And the reason is actually quite good.

If you rank high in my monthly ranking,
I will draw an illustration.

That's why I want to read more of KITA-san's articles.
I want to read past articles, too.
But it's hard to go through past articles.
If so, I should just build a tool.

No, what is up with that drive?
Isn't that overflowing with love?

Usually, people would just stop at 'clicking see more is a pain'.
Or they'd think, 'Well, just the recent articles will do'.

But Hashamon was different.

I want to read it, so I'll build it.

I really love this.
There is desire.
But that desire is what gets things moving.

'I want you to draw this'
'I want to read it (though that's my own wish lol)'
'I want to get into the top rankings'
'I want to go through past articles'

That desire has become a tool.

Desire isn't bad.
Desire is the engine.

If humans didn't have desire, they'd probably just close their browsers and go to sleep.

And, the third point.

Receiving a similar consultation from KOTAYA-san.

I think this is also quite important.

If it's just your own personal inconvenience,
'Well, I guess I'll just put up with it'
is how it sometimes ends.

But the moment you realize other people are struggling with the same thing,
it changes from a personal complaint into a small need.

This is what's interesting.
Hashamon was having trouble.
KOTAYA-san also had a similar consultation.

Then, let's build it.

This flow is very much like personal development.
There's no big market research or grand business plan, nothing like that.

But,
there is 'I want this'.
there is 'I want to use it myself'.
there is 'there is one other person who wants it'.

I think that alone is enough of a reason to build it.
Small tools are usually born from things like this.
Not from a massive vision, but from small daily inconveniences.

The exhaustion of having to keep pressing 'See more'.

A memory battle where you lose track of how far you've read.

I gently place a tool there.

I think that's what YOMIASA is.

What was my ranking doing?

In the first place, the reason I do a monthly ranking isn't just for ranking purposes.

Of course, since it's a ranking, there are rankings.

1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place.

The number of likes appears. The score also appears.

But what I wanted to do wasn't to make anyone compete, but to
leave a record of support.

Likes flow away. Notifications flow away. Timelines flow away. Articles flow away.

The goodwill that people took the trouble to press is being washed away into the river of past logs.
That was a bit lonely.

So, I tried leaving it in the form of a ranking.
'At that time, you were definitely supporting me.'
I wanted to make it so that history could be looked back on later.

In other words, an archive of support.

……Well, I also have the ulterior motive that I'd be genuinely happy if people looked back on it.

I won't deny that.

I'm only human, after all.

Season 2 started in May

From May, my ranking entered Season 2.

It's not just about the simple number of likes,

・When they clicked
・How consistently they clicked
・Whether they hit a specific timing

I started looking at these factors as well.

In other words, I look not just at the number, but at how they click.
People who hit you with sheer volume are strong.

But people who come by a little bit every day are also strong.
People who click at specific moments, like 'Wow, you came at that time!', are also strong.

For me, this was quite important.
I didn't want to treat 'likes' as just a count.

I wanted to make it possible to see, even just a little bit, things like how that person reads, how they visit, and their habits of support.

Scary?

Yeah, just a little.

Me too.

The ranking created a reason to read

I think this is the most interesting part this time.

I created the ranking because I wanted to keep a record of the people who supported me.

Then, to participate in that ranking,
Hashamon created a tool to read past articles.

In other words,
my ranking created a 'reason to read'.

And,
Hashamon's YOMIASA created a 'means to read'.

Isn't this a pretty beautiful relationship?

What I created was a log of support.
What Hashamon created was a log of reading.

The direction is opposite, but the roots are close.

I wanted to leave behind the footprints of those who clicked.
Hashamon wanted to leave behind the footprints of those who went to read.

Both are trying to preserve things that would otherwise flow away and disappear.

It's completely a relative of log play.
Or rather, from the same village.

Who is the village chief?

Probably the browser's local storage.

I don't know, though.

The 'Like' button isn't just a button, it becomes a patrol stamp.

When the ranking and YOMIASA are combined, the meaning of 'Like' changes a little.

Until now, it was: read.

Think it's good.
Press 'Like'.
The end.

Done.

Of course, that alone is more than enough to be grateful for.

But with YOMIASA, it becomes like this.

• Register your favorite creators.

• Trace past articles by year and month.

• Check off the articles you've read.

• Clear out unread ones.

• See your progress rate.

• If it was interesting, press 'Like'.

• That 'Like' remains in the ranking.

• Your name appears in the ranking.

• A reason to go read again is born.

In other words,

Write.
Read.
Press.
Remain.
Look back.
Read again.

This is quietly circulating.
The 'Like' button is no longer just a button.
It becomes a circulation stamp.
It becomes a footprint of support.

And in some cases, it becomes a summon ticket for my illustrations.

What is that?

That's scary.

But, it's also kind of interesting.

The 'reading' on note becomes a bit like a game.

At this point, I thought for a moment.

Note is basically a place to write articles.
Of course, it's also a place to read.

But, it inevitably tends to focus on the latest articles.
Reading articles that flow into the timeline.
Reading articles noticed through notifications.
Reading newly posted articles.

This is natural in its own way.

However, I actually think past articles are quite a treasure trove.
What that person wrote at the beginning.
Where they changed direction.
From which article their passion suddenly changed.

How many times they have returned to the same theme.

Things like that don't become visible unless you line up and read past articles.

YOMIASA makes it easier to go and see that.
It feels more like tracing the logs of a single creator rather than just reading articles.

This is the kind of thing I like.
It's completely log-play.

Moreover, when you can see the number of read articles, unread articles, and progress rates,
people want to advance a little bit.

Humans are weak against gauges.
Weak against progress rates.
It's satisfying when the number of unread articles decreases.
It's satisfying when the number of read articles increases.
If anything, you want to make it 100%.

That kind of small gamification changes the act of reading a little bit.

From "reading because it appeared in my feed" to
"going out of my way to find it."

From "finished once read" to
"leaving a footprint of having read it."

This might seem subtle, but I think it's significant.

June will probably be even more interesting.

And so, June.
I feel like my monthly ranking has started to take on a slightly different meaning.

Until now, I would just tally up the likes on my own,
make a ranking on my own, and express my gratitude on my own.

But when a tool like YOMIASA appears, readers can also prepare.

Trace the articles of your favorite creator from the beginning.
Keep track of how far you've read.
Clear out the unread ones.
Check your progress rate.

And then, press the like button as proof that you've read it.

It's like a pilgrimage for note.
Not a pilgrimage to holy sites, but a pilgrimage to articles.
I have quite a few articles.
I have a fair amount of past articles, too.
If you dig deep enough, some strange articles might come out.

I wonder what I was writing about in the beginning.
Even I find it scary sometimes.
From the strata of my dark history, some kind of fossil might emerge.

But that's part of the log, too.

Logs aren't just for keeping the beautiful things.
A bit of embarrassment, strange bursts of passion, wandering thoughts,
and ideas that couldn't be fully realized—everything remains.

And that, in itself, is interesting.

The June ranking begins.

So, I will continue the ranking in June as well.

I'm not just looking at the number of likes.
Timing.
Consistency.
Luck.

And, perhaps, a little bit of a story.
I'm grateful to those who press the like button a lot.
I'm grateful to those who come every day.

I'm also grateful to those who happen to find me and come to read my old articles.

I want to properly preserve every bit of support as a log.

And, I would like to give some kind of thank you to the top-ranked people again this month.
Probably an illustration.
Probably a chibi character.
Probably the image generation guy inside me will go wild again.

I don't know, though.

However, I will say just one thing.

You don't have to push yourself.
Just because it's a ranking, there's no need to feel obligated to read.
You can press the 'like' button whenever you want to.
Just read the articles you want to read.

On top of that,
if you think, 'Maybe I'll take a look at some past articles too,'
there is a tool like YOMIASA.

That kind of distance is just right.

Lastly

Hashamon, thank you for creating YOMIASA.
And thank you for making me a target for your strategy.

Wait, is 'thank you' the right thing to say?
Well, whatever.

But, I really thought it was interesting.

I created a ranking.
Seeing that, someone found a reason to go read them.

To resolve that inconvenience, a tool was created.

With that tool, someone might read past articles again.
This means the article doesn't just end as an article.

The project creates action.
Action creates tools.
Tools create more reading.

It's a little cycle.
Note is not just a place to post articles.
It also becomes a place to trace articles.
It also becomes a place to leave support.

And sometimes, someone's desire becomes a tool.

Desire is not evil.
Desire is an engine.

'I want you to draw this'
'I want to read'
'I want to get into the top rankings'
'I want to trace past articles'

That desire makes hands move.

As a result, YOMIASA was born.

Then I have no choice but to properly run the June ranking.

Well then, June.

Come read it.
Give it a like.

But don't push yourself too hard.

If there's a brave soul who digs too deep into my past articles and finds a strange fossil,
please let me know quietly.

And I'd really like you to read Hashamon's article too.

YOMIASA seems genuinely useful.
Maybe I should dig through my own articles too.

No, maybe I'll pass.

If I make eye contact with the me from my early articles, I'll probably just quietly close the browser.

Well then, see you later.

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