User blog comment:EtherBot/Let's Talk Deletion!!!/@comment-31283382-20170211142434/@comment-25148755-20170211182620

@Johnathan I wouldn't say creepypasta.com has higher standards per se. However it is definitely harder to get stories posted there for the simple facts that 1) at most two new stories are added each day (mitigated by the fact that if your story gets added you are guaranteed front page status, if only for 24 hours) and 2. One person does all the selecting for that site. So if whereas here literally a thousand users a day can post stories as long as they meet the quality standards, there you have to hope that your story meets the fancy of the site founder. This is sometimes hard to do. Two of my highly regarded stories A Figure in the Fog (PotM winner) and Her Red Right Hand (Spotlighted pasta) have been rejected from there (likely because one contains domestic abide and the other incest and cannibalism but anyways) On top of that is the notification process. Here an admin takes the time to actually go on your userpage and tell you your story has been deleted. And, will generally give a rather in depth analysis on why if you drop them a note. And then you have the option of a deletion appeal if you bring the story up to par. On .com you literally have to wait from the close of one open submission period to the opening of another (typically 3-6 months) to know if your story has been rejected or not. How do you know? Well, if they don't contact you saying your story has been selected and the date it will appear on the site, then it's been rejected. What if you want feedback on what they didn't like? Tough titties my friend. They actually have a rule against contacting the admins for feedback on deleting stories (citing they are too busy) and violations can actually result in a ban. I've got similar gripes with creepypasta.org and Reddit no sleep if anybody cares to hear about them. Long story short, the wiki may not be perfect, but it is a helluva lot better for writers looking to improve their craft than literally any of the other options out there.