Response to tumblr Criticism
Out of curiosity, I searched "Creepypasta Wiki" into tumblr today and found a critique I thought I'd share. A user provided a screencap of a pasta, as well as the following insight:
"OKAY YOU LIL SHITS LOOK AT THIS CREEPYPASTA [author's name] WROTE
APPARENTLY THIS CONTAINS BAD GRAMMAR, POOR SPELLING AND STUFF YOU CAN SEE ON THE PIC AND THAT THIS PAGE IS FLAGGED TO BE EDITED OR IT’LL BE DELETED IN THREE DAYS
BUT AND THIS IS THE FUCKING RUDEST DICK MOVE I’VE EVER SEEN
THEY BANNED HER ACOUNT AND BLOCKED HER IP ADRESS BECAUSE OF THIS CREEPYPASTA WHICH CONTAINS BAD GRAMMAR AND SUCH
what i also want to add is that amnesys mother language isn’t english and that she could have atleast put a warning or something like that
BUT WHY WOULD YOU BAN SOMEONE’S …
. exe Pastas
It seems like every other day, a ". exe" pasta is submitted to the site. While the setting and characters of the stories aren't the same, isn't the plot always centered around the narrator finding a weird file on their computer and then realizing it's full of gory images and cryptic messages?
Since when has ". exe" been such a fad? Perhaps its influence comes from the Sonic.exe pasta, but I'm just speculating.
Currently, there are exactly 200 search results for "exe" on the Wiki.
My question to you is, when will this trend become a problem? Is it already a problem?
Moose Sez: Ten Bad Pasta Designs to Avoid
It's perhaps obvious that people have been sending truly-awful pieces of writing to the site since its existence. And as it may also be obvious, admins and users are looking to either fix or delete these abominations. Despite the fact that we promote good writing, there are always stupid people who don't understand how the Internet works. Rather than list the offenses these morons throw at us, I've taken the liberty to write (very short) stories based around them. Of course, I'll never use EVERY offense that comes up, so these stories will only be made by the stuff that's the most reoccuring, as of today.
OMG HEROBINE IS HERE?????
One Day I Was On Minecraft And I Was Digging And Before I Could Do Anything Herobrine Appeared????? He Said I Am…
Tips on Making Titles
I'm at the end of my rope with the way titles are treated. It's disgusting. If you're going to publish a story here, you better have a title that represents, showcases, and gives an over-all summary of your literature. Since there's always going to be issues with titles on this site, I've decided to leave some tips here for you to consider:
- If the title you want has already been used, then DON'T FREAKING USE IT. Plain and simple. I've seen pastas on here that end with periods, or spelled entirely in lower-case letters (and very rarly, upper-case) [e.g. "The Red Room" and "The red room"]. The English language is abundant with words and combinations of those words; CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE.
- Capitalization is so freaking important in titles. Howev…
OC and User Submissions Update, 5/25/2012
Because of the growing number of work to do on the site, a new rule pertaining to the Original Content category has been issued: Starting right now: