Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-25170312-20141202185846/@comment-24881871-20141203024105

I think a lot of people don't use the workshop because of the amount of work that goes into it. You can't just say "This is a nice pasta, X/10" here; you have to write a detailed analysis and describe how the author can improve. Writing a good review is, much like writing a story, an art. Some people have a really hard time with it.

There's also the fact that some people will shit on you for leaving a negative review. Or perhaps they don't do anything significant enough to close the thread, but make your input feel unwanted. I know that kind of attitude shouldn't exist here of all places, but let's face it: people are defensive.

So what can be done about it? We want mature users who can handle criticism, but we also want to get people interested in writing reviews instead of just pastas for a change. Of course, this is a task much easier said than done.