Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25306884-20150702003512/@comment-25230922-20150702034907

I stopped listening the moment he said "basically if they don't like it." Because that's totally what it meant when I wrote that.

No. What that means is if the rule broken in the QS is broken intentionally as to actually add to the story (ala Ad Nauseum, Ad Mortem, Ad Infinitum, IIRC) then it is allowed because it's actually part of the story. If the story fails the QS, it's because the plot is bad, the spelling is bad, something makes it fail. The areas that don't meet the QS literally detract from the quality of the story - hence, the quality standards. It's not a matter of whether or not the story is liked. It's a matter of whether the story meets the QS objectively as a whole. They are guidelines because storytelling and basic story quality is a broad spectrum.

I'd listen further, but I have a feeling the entire "criticism" is really a crock of bullshit and not-well-thought-out arguments.