Board Thread:Administration/@comment-4832646-20140401205802/@comment-9340689-20140516023003

Noothgrush wrote: PyroGothNerd wrote: BlueNight18 wrote:

Archergirl131 wrote: you keep changing the rules, making it harder to write stories without violating something, in my view, even though this was meant to help writers, this is only making it more difficult  for them to write without fear of their stories getting removed. true :I AMEN!! Quit changing the rules, you're making it harder. If you made these things "advice" rather than "rules" that would be better.

For example, I would advise avoiding cliches, but that can't be made into a rule since sometimes cliches work, and liches change.

If cliches sometimes worked, they wouldn't be cliches. I'm not convinced you understand what "cliche" means.

Our previous rules were based off a very stringent system anyway, this is just completing the circle. We encourage quality writing, and our website is so fucking clogged up with crappypastas that it's not even funny. Some cliches work, some stop working after getting used too often. Also, you can only have so many cliches before it starts to get riddiculous.

Also, they have to be used RIGHT. I've seen some creepypastas where they go, "Blood! Blood! MORE BLOOD!" and I'm like, "Okay, we get it, there's blood!"

Or when a clishe is out of place. For example, a molestor in a story where the rest of the story does not relate to the molestor.