User blog comment:GreyOwl/Constructive Criticism/@comment-25569708-20160705183711

Great post. If someone is actually serious about criticizing a story, then they will take the time to point out issues and suggest fixes (You know, helping the author?). However, when someone just pops on a story and quickly comments "boring story 0/10" or "not creepypasta more like crappypasta", then they are an annoying, unhelpful nitwit who probably just wants to trash a story because their own writing skills are lacking. I mean, are you trying to help, or are you just trying to act like a you-know-what hole? If a story is poor and you want to let the author know why, then sit down and let them know in a detailed, helpful way.

It goes the other way, too. When someone just spurts out "great story 100/100" or "perfect, best story I have ever heard", that's almost as bad, perhaps even worse. These kinds of "perfect" ratings just make no sense to me. I mean, really? The story is absolutely, totally, and completely perfect in every humanly-imaginable way? I think not. These kinds of comments are just not useful to the author. If you love a story, why not sit and explain why?

Anyways, nice blog post here.