Why does my story have views when it's listed as Pending?

Whenever you (the author) or the Literotica editors open a submission form, it registers as a view on your work’s view counter. If you check your story or poem 5 times, you may notice that it shows it being viewed 5 times in your author profile. This does not mean it’s being read by readers.

The story will only be publicly available to Lit readers once it has been “Approved” by the story moderator.