Feotakahari
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- Aug 1, 2010
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I'm not sure it's worthwhile to look at this in terms of trolls, but instead in terms of helpful/unhelpful and positive/negative, with negative unhelpful comments as bad ones. For instance, my very first story (still my most controversial) had positive unhelpful comments:
Sad but interesting until the end
Negative helpful comments:
This story is hardcore BDSM, and should have been submitted in that category. The only reason I read this story is that it was in the "Sci-Fi & Fantasy" cat and had an "E" rating. But after having read it I think I need to take a shower.
Negative unhelpful comments:
I agree that this is BDSM and should have been categorized as such. I read this solely to see what kind of story it takes to get an editor's pick. Now I don't think I will read editors' picks again.
We never hear how he dealt with his violent streak that initially prevented him from gaining any social success. Being smart could get you rich, but also being a violent, knife-wielding girl-stabber means you wouldn't get further than the state penitentiary.
And the pimp just let her go? What? Pimps don't let anyone go. It gives the other, um, employees too many ideas. Pimps take the bribes and then stab people who try to take their goods. I would have had a better time believing a SWAT team storming the building with tear gas.
(Well, unhelpful unless you think a SWAT team would have actually improved the story.)
And the occasional positive helpful comment:
Oh-dear, wasn't going to comment, but now I feel the need to respond to other comments.
Again, I read this story because it was filed under SciFi. Would it have been properly categorised under BDSM? Probably not, it would have been flamed down for the "Unrealistic, healing girl". Is it Sci-Fi/Fantasy? yes, though covering knife play topics. Would it also have fit in the non-human category? Probably. I would say that it is always hard to categorise stories that could fit into multiple places.
On the story itself, it was thought provoking. Would the main character have boon locked away for cutting people up? yes if he did it to un-consenting people or in the UK, but the indications were that he spent his time alone instead. So he was just considered creepy.
Edit: Then again, I'm thinking of this in terms of improving one's writing, so I'm focusing on the comments. The concept of the troll is most applicable to the story score, since people can vote a story down for trivial reasons.
Sad but interesting until the end
Negative helpful comments:
This story is hardcore BDSM, and should have been submitted in that category. The only reason I read this story is that it was in the "Sci-Fi & Fantasy" cat and had an "E" rating. But after having read it I think I need to take a shower.
Negative unhelpful comments:
I agree that this is BDSM and should have been categorized as such. I read this solely to see what kind of story it takes to get an editor's pick. Now I don't think I will read editors' picks again.
We never hear how he dealt with his violent streak that initially prevented him from gaining any social success. Being smart could get you rich, but also being a violent, knife-wielding girl-stabber means you wouldn't get further than the state penitentiary.
And the pimp just let her go? What? Pimps don't let anyone go. It gives the other, um, employees too many ideas. Pimps take the bribes and then stab people who try to take their goods. I would have had a better time believing a SWAT team storming the building with tear gas.
(Well, unhelpful unless you think a SWAT team would have actually improved the story.)
And the occasional positive helpful comment:
Oh-dear, wasn't going to comment, but now I feel the need to respond to other comments.
Again, I read this story because it was filed under SciFi. Would it have been properly categorised under BDSM? Probably not, it would have been flamed down for the "Unrealistic, healing girl". Is it Sci-Fi/Fantasy? yes, though covering knife play topics. Would it also have fit in the non-human category? Probably. I would say that it is always hard to categorise stories that could fit into multiple places.
On the story itself, it was thought provoking. Would the main character have boon locked away for cutting people up? yes if he did it to un-consenting people or in the UK, but the indications were that he spent his time alone instead. So he was just considered creepy.
Edit: Then again, I'm thinking of this in terms of improving one's writing, so I'm focusing on the comments. The concept of the troll is most applicable to the story score, since people can vote a story down for trivial reasons.
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