User blog comment:EtherBot/Let's Talk Deletion!!!/@comment-27838637-20170211153622/@comment-27838637-20170211162136

I know a lot of stories are deleted. But just because most of the users who post subpar stories don't put in much effort doesn't mean the admins should be deterred from putting more effort into the deletion messages. That doesn't make any sense. I understand why the deletion messages are short and vague, I really do. Why would the admins be motivated to put effort into a short review when the user clearly didn't put effort into the story? Then along comes somebody who wants to be good at writing but isn't. They don't know how much effort the admins really put in to the site, but when their stories are deleted, they feel the same way; 'why should I make an effort to improve when there was no effort made to help me underrstand what I have done wrong'.

I'm not saying it's really like that, and I'm not saying that the admins don't do a good job because they obviously do, but I can't see why putting a little more effort into the deletion messages is an issue. It's also pretty obvious who deserves better feedback then others too. I'd expect a little more feedback than a random new user if one of my stories was deleted. A random new user deserves more feedback then someone who consistently posts subpar stories and makes no effort to get better. It's not like they have to do a massive empy-like review, just a few more sentences to make it alot clearer why the story was deleted. Especially if the quality standards are to be raised.

As for the deletion appeal, I can't really think of any stories that are worth being on the site. That wasn't my point. My point was, if someone contests a deleetion, they have the right to hear what others have to say about it, even if it is painstakingly obvious that it doesn't meet the standards. If a murderer pleads not guilty, he is still entitled to a jury, even if he is obviously the killer.

Again, this would benefit more when the quality standards are raised; which I believe is something the admins should be considering.