Board Thread:Administration/@comment-4832646-20140401205802/@comment-1196539-20140425034429

Raidra wrote: IloveValtor4ever wrote: I can follow the guidelines, but the way people talk about how people write is abrasive, everyone has their own unique writing style. You have a point. People should know that this is about establishing a baseline quality of writing for the site (meaning the stories aren't so badly written and riddled with mistakes that people can't understand them) and not about forcing everyone to write in a certain style. On one hand, someone shouldn't submit a mistake-laden, poorly written, barely comprehensible story and make an excuse that it's their style. On the other hand, a well-written story shouldn't be condemned and deleted just because it's written in an unconventional style.

While both of these statements are true, it's a negligible point given that a scant 1% of pastas written oddly enough to start any controversy are legitimately misunderstood. The other 99%, most will find, tend to fall back on being "unconventional" as a scapegoat when someone points out how bad they are.

Example: "I typed it really quick and carelessly because that's how a scared person would type." How many of those have we seen?

Not to say misunderstanding a well-written but unorthodox story wouldn't be a problem were it to arise. It just doesn't really arise, so it's a moot point here.