User blog comment:EtherBot/Let's Talk Deletion!!!/@comment-31111342-20170217163604

Oddly enough, I wouldn't even really mind one of my stories getting deleted. I can't write a masterpiece every time, and knowing for a fact I wrote something subpar would just be incentive to try harder in the future.

With all the resources available, anyone who genuinely feels insecure about their stories can get help and actually make their stories better. That's why I, while I do understand where the issue here is coming from, think the system is fine as is. If a person continuously gets stories deleted then it's probably because they aren't taking advantage of everything the wiki has to offer in order to help them write good stories. Now, maybe telling people a bit more about why their story has gotten deleted right away is a good idea, but if a person gets consistently deleted, there's only so much that can be done for them after the deletion stage if they refuse to post in the Writer's Workshop or get a spellchecker.

In fact, raising the standards doesn't sound like a bad idea, either. Writers should always strive to get better and make better stories.