Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-5643552-20131116051048/@comment-10950063-20131123201951

Mora Black Bird wrote:

Hi I’m new here... I've read that if a story is too cliché that it will be taken down. I haven't posted yet, but I don't know what I should do to prevent this, I mean I know what is cliche, but what is too cliche...

Also do I have to edit it every three months or I'll get punished, I'm not so sure I understand the rules clearly, sorry if I sound stupid I don’t want to make a mistake by accident.

Thank you for your time.

Mora Black Bird I don't know where you're getting this three months thing, but no you don't have to do that.

There's no hard and fast rule about what is too cliche. First, check out this list: http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Creepypasta_Wiki:Creepy_Clich%C3%A9s

There are some things on there that are small. With some of these, you can squeak by with one or even two. If there's a 666 in your story or a newspaper article it might not get removed. But for others, one of them is enough to get it taken down, such as Jeff the Killer knock-offs.

Really, the most important thing is quality. Cliches become more toxic the worse your story is and the combination of bad writing and cliches will ensure a deletion. Try to avoid cliches, but really try to write well.