User blog comment:HyperMetalSniper/I don't understand anymore/@comment-25073641-20160711104307

I know there's no point in repeating what has been said, but let me tell you this: your argument is bullshit. Pardon me for the blunt word, but unfortunately that's just how I see this post. Let me break this down for you, and let's see if it's us that needs to adjust or if it's you that has just misunderstood.


 * I checked the quality standards and started to write a deletion appeal, but what's the point? The admins would find a loophole and deny the appeal like they did with everyone else's. I'll just post the story somewhere else where it won't be deleted for "not meeting quality standards".

There are no goddamn loopholes in the Wiki's deletion appeal system; if your story did have any loophole you failed to recognize, it will most likely be noted by the deleting admin and you will be asked to fix it. I don't know, but this is just too gross and disrespectful of an exaggeration to believe. You say this like it's a fact - it sounds more like an accusation to me, to be honest - and everyone here knows that's just one big lie. Admins here, especially Empy, are heavily committed to their job as an admin and do it proficiently and without bias. I myself have been here in the Wiki for more than two years, so I know how shitty it feels to have your stories deleted (it was actually Empy who deleted my second(?) creepypasta ever). But by stating that the deletion appeal system is "broken" and the admins "corrupt", you are not just exposing your stories' glaring flaws but also your inability to comprehend and recognize the efforts exert into making the Wiki a better place for creepypasta writers and readers alike. To sum this up:

'''if it's shit, it gets deleted - and because you're a stubborn bastard, you refuse to get your shit together. And if you reupload your shit still in its shittiest form, then it will most likely be deleted again, only this time you might garner much more painful (yet honest) comments. And please, don't lie. Liars don't live long here.'''

And I'm not even finished yet. Let me sprinkle much more douchebaggery in this hideous comment of mine.


 * Also, what the heck is with the blacklisted subjects? Me and my gf read them all together, and her response was what I was thinking: "What can we write anymore?"

I assume your girlfriend has no knowledge of how stuff works here in the Wiki. You can write literally about anything, as long as it's actually a horror/thriller/suspense story, meets the QS of the Wiki and doesn't violate Wikia's Term of Use...

But posting stories that are clearly rip-offs of well-known creepypastas (like Jeff the Killer or Slender Man) will surely get you a warning, or worst case scenario a dreaded ban. Blacklisted subjects, put in rough words, are topics that anyone should not write about. I have read countless Jeff rip-offs here to last me a lifetime and an afterlife, so my senses are pretty keen and honed on detecting cliches (thus "blacklisted subjects"). And your Patchwork Alice story lights up almost instantly on my radar (but I guess that was to be expected; it was JtK-inspired, to begin with).

The point is, blacklisted subjects act as a guide to every creepypasta writer. It helps them avoid all overused tropes on writing and encourages them to come up with more original story elements. That's all I have in my mind.

And to top off this cake of filth, let me finally comment on my favorite line on the blog.


 * Whatever happened of letting the imagination run wild? Freedom to write? I don't feel like this wiki is giving us freedom anymore.

You are definitely free to write anything you want, albeit a simple ghost story or a fucked-up monster massacre, but "freedom to write" doesn't instantaneously mean the Wiki gives the users here complete liberty to do whatever they want. We have certain objectives that must be met and we have rules that must be obeyed. The Quality Standards being one of them. If you just come to terms with how strict the Wiki with the stories it houses and users it accommodates, maybe you'd understand this:

Standards and rules are not a way of oppression, but instead, it's a method of organization.

That's all. I feel I need to stop my rant here.