User blog comment:AB1997/Behaviors That You Dislike That Aren't Against the Rules/@comment-26030957-20151121151502/@comment-26054278-20151121180317

Well said. I agree with pretty much all of it except the part about ignoring bad works or just sending the author a private message, as I sometimes feel that the weight of a negative yet polite comment on the very same page as the pasta can help spark further debate on how to improve it, or make the author more anxious to improve their work.

One of my more angry, earlier reviews, was for Squidward's Suicide, and that did end up resulting in some debate about the story and further insight into why certain points in the story may have worked. Also, it kind of helped me as a reviewer grow, as people would try to take my points in the review apart, leaving me to accurately go into detail even more about why I felt the elements didn't work. If the author was actually reading the comments, he would have understood more of my insight and my individual problems with the story.

Of course, sometimes the personal way is the route to take, but I think being open and letting the author be open to criticism on their own page is not a bad thing as long as it is not, as you said, insulting or hate-filled.

The rest of the comment I must say I agree with entirely. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.