User blog comment:CareeningCorpse/Should People Who Can't Handle Constructed Criticism Be Banned?/@comment-25052433-20140806203951

I would say that Watcher nailed it pretty solid on his response. On that note, this has become a hot topic here as of late. I am almost glad to see that people are debating about their writing rather than debating over the chat room though.

I have given this opinion about criticism so many times now that I am starting to feel like a broken record. Since it is a new blog though, I will address it for you.

I believe that this site, the stories, and the nature of what we do here, is one of cooperation and community. We all have the ability to edit each other's work, give feedback and improve while moving forward as horror writers.

Now, note the key word. Cooperation. I firmly believe that if we are going to take the time to write a story, we should take the time to do it right. The same goes for those of us that take the time to give criticism.

Writing a critique is almost a form of story telling in itself. That is why there are people out there that get paid good money to review restaurants, movies, hotels and so forth. Now, just imagine if you worked for Zagat Magazine, a magazine specifically geared towards reviewing restaurants.

If you were a staff writer, and you wrote up a restaurant in a style that was insulting and childish, you probably wouldn't keep your job as a reviewer for long. Even though it is your job to review the good, bad and ugly of a place, you are still held to journalistic integrity, and must present your review in such a manner that comes across as professional.

Now, hang on that world, professional. We here are Creepypasta hold the users to a higher standard than say, DeviantArt or Fanfiction.com. Why? Simple, we want quality stories.

Now, with that said, we ourselves, when we choose to review and critique, must also hold ourselves to those same quality standards. If you want quality customers, you have to have quality staff.

If you went to a restaurant that required a suit and tie, a two month in advance reservation and a cash deposit for the table, you automatically expect the staff to be polite and professional. The same should be applied here.

I would be a hypocrite if I demanded that every user here push out quality work, but then conducted myself like a tactless prick when I reviewed their work.

So, to answer your question on the blog, I would say that users that throw an insult ridden tantrum when receiving negative feedback, perhaps should receive a short ban in order to remind them that actions have consequences. However, I would hold a reviewer to that same standard. If someone reviews and critiques a pasta, and is clearly just hurling insults and trying to rip up the story instead of improve it, I would say that they would qualify for a ban as well.

What is good for the goose and good for the gander, remember that.

I hope this answered your question.