User blog comment:RuckusQuantum/Rant Fiesta: Rant About Everything!/@comment-26475800-20151104035931

Okay, so something that bothers me, and it is mostly on this site, are people who publish something but put a disclaimer on their work to take it easy because it is the first thing they have written, or new to this genre or what ever the reason. I don't really need an excuse as to why your story sucks, I have written plenty of shit, and some of it has been published, without putting any disclaimer on my work.

If you don't want to be criticized than don't publish something for the world to see. There are going to be a lot of people who are not going to like your work, the key is to take sound advise when given and ignore the rest. Sadly, it seems like giving everyone a fucking trophy for participating has made everyone feel that there is no need for criticism from others.

That isn't how the world works.

Think about how stupid you would look if you tried to publish something in a mag and wrote to the editor, "Please take it easy on me, this is the first thing I have ever written." That editor would either laugh for hours or just toss your shitty story in the trash. Because when you say something like that, you are admitting that you think your story sucks. If you think it is that bad, then why the fuck should I want to read it?