User blog comment:TheFoxyCrew1987/Pretty Ticked/@comment-25052433-20150617205435

I understand your frusteration, but trust me, when it comes to the quality standards, it doesn't take much more than a couple of minutes to see if a story is going to be a good fit for this site.

QS is one of the aspects that we do take very seriously here. We have to. If you could see the stories that we used to get a few years ago, you'd understand why.

Now, I know that it may seem rash to delete a story, but with our QS here, there is no real wiggle room. We have a set standard and that standard is pretty rigid as far as our level of disgretion goes. Trust me when I say that no one enjoys deleted a story, but it is something that must be done in order to maintain out level of quality.

My best advice to you is to use the systems in place next time to ensure that your work gets a fair shot. Use the Writer's Workshop. I know it doesn't grant you that instant gratification of seeing your story go live, but what it does do is prevent your story from getting deleted. The users that critique there are pros at helping you fix the issues that may lead to deletion if you were to post on the main site.

Either way, don't give up doing something you love over a couple deletions. I've had stories deleted here before, as have almsot every single user that's been on this site for a while. Best of luck in whatever you decide to do.