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Go right ahead and skip my comment if you want, because I'm not saying anything that hasn't already been said, but please do click and read the stories I've linked if you haven't already.

Red Helen and Fifteen with Fiona are two examples of why I oppose the ban. I abhor the Holder series and am tired of reading ritual pastas that fail to give any enticement for actually doing the ritual. It's a plot hole, people. You want to try and avoid those.

"Don't do this ritual because it'll kill ya, but if you're interested in dying in a horrible and agonizing way or residing in Hell for all eternity than here are some annoying/confusing instructions to make that dream come true for ya."

I may roll my eyes when I stumble upon a story under the Ritual category, but I'll read it anyways, because sometimes I am pleasantly surprised. Ritual pastas offer a writer a challenge because they elicit, "Here we go again" thoughts and eye rolling in so many readers. Who doesn't like a good challenge?

Iceydice submitted a ritual pasta to the most recent contest on the site. That's pretty ballsy in my opinion. He didn't win, but he wrote a story that's been linked a few times on this page as a good example of how to do it right. Nuf sed.