User blog comment:Zero 105/Thanks for deleting a story because of some mistakes.../@comment-25428589-20160719122235

Hey, I'm the admin who deleted your story.

Although your story did have numerous grammatical and spelling errors, that's not the main reason why I deleted your story.

The entire story seemed to lack any kind of point to me. A guy walked about for a bit, entered a diner, then somehow got into an unknown woman's bedroom, then was burned to death by an unknown man. That's a lot of unknowns. Why was the guy just walking around? Why was he targeted? Who is the woman? Honestly, the entire pasta reads more like a piece of descriptive writing than an actual story. You really need to clarify the plot and make it a lot more interesting.

There are a number of users here who do not speak English as their first language, but still contribute stories which meet our Quality Standards, as far as SPUG is concerned, and don't use the fact that they're not native English speakers as an excuse. I would suggest that you take your stories to the Writer's Workshop before posting them, that way, people can help you improve the level of English used before you post.

Additionally, the edit button does exist for a reason, you're right. But that doesn't mean editors have to do all the work for you. You are expected to ensure that your story is at a good level of English before posting, our editors aren't there just for your benefit, they work to improve the site as a whole, and it's a waste of their time to improve stories which are too far below the Quality Standards.

I would really recommend that you take the time to read over the Quality Standards and Writing Advice we have on this wiki, as well as posting your stories to the Writer's Workshop for improvement before posting to the main site. Both of these methods can really help you improve as a writer. Best of luck with your future writing.