Lack of insight

[Emilymcplugger]

Which is exactly how it comes across when I read one of your comments.

And you suggest I am talking down?

So to paraphrase your comment here…

“I know you are but what am I?”

This is now coming across like a bit of a self-own. Again, not wishing to sound horrible, just saying how it’s coming across.

As I said initially, I wouldn’t dwell on the comment and just move on, but, to each their own.

 

[MediocreAuthor]

I've just been prompted by a comment on one of my stories today 14 Comments: SAMBA Pt. 04 - Incest/Taboo - Literotica.com

Look, I'm just reading this as an outside observer, like anyone else, but I have to ask: Do you think MAYBE the commenter was playing around? Acting upset for comedic effect? I only ask because they used a lot of exclamation points, and the comment kind of sounded like a joke to me.

Satire is often difficult to convey over text. I don't know. It's just a thought.

 

[mantonrichards]

So to paraphrase your comment here…

“I know you are but what am I?”

This is now coming across like a bit of a self-own. Again, not wishing to sound horrible, just saying how it’s coming across.

As I said initially, I wouldn’t dwell on the comment and just move on, but, to each their own.

I don't understand your comment. I am what? What self-own?

I've just been told that I think I'm really smart, something which I've never stated. I merely made a point that they gave the appearance of doing that of which I was accused.

 

[mantonrichards]

Look, I'm just reading this as an outside observer, like anyone else, but I have to ask: Do you think MAYBE the commenter was playing around? Acting upset for comedic effect? I only ask because they used a lot of exclamation points, and the comment kind of sounded like a joke to me.

Satire is often difficult to convey over text. I don't know. It's just a thought.

Who knows? Perhaps your right. The original comment wasn't a big deal (except in the minds of some here) - I'm merely used it as an example. In retrospect it would have been better to omit it entirely, but I thought that it would illustrate the point.

EDIT: People are getting hung up on the specific, rather than the general.

 

[MajorRewrite]

You’re not imagining things. People are wacko and an erotic story site is likely to attract the nuttiest nuts.

But deleting wacko comments is good fun, so enjoy.

 

[TheRedChamber]

I think there are two sides to this. Commenters who say things like:

"I didn't like this murder mystery because the plot made no logical sense, it was impossible to guess the murder from the clues given and I felt no sympathy for either the victim, his family or the detective because they were all fundamentally unlikable."

and on the other hand

"I didn't like this murder mystery because it was set in a hospital (bleugh), there wasn't a car chase and the femme fatale wasn't blonde."

Critiqueing and commenting on a story naturally involves us mentioning the things we like, and, while most of us try to follow the first model, our preferences do bleed in a bit. I haven't read the OP story, so perhaps if it was sold as a light hearted romp, the fact that the sons are selfish could be a major problem (I rewatched 'Four Weddings and a Funeral a couple of years ago and, jeash, it was spoiled by the fact that both romantic leads are just not nice enough to be in that kind of story - and I don't buy that its a subversion, at least not completely.)

I was going to read the story, but the link took me to the comments and then I realized I didn't have time right now (will be back). But anyway. I think maybe we're discussing the wrong comment. This one's a doozy.

I love this story at first. But started to get boring. How can a most boys in this story would prefer to fuck the women’s ass first than the pussy? Unless deep inside they are gay.

In the previous chapter, Mandy and Scott were in a sixty nine position and Mandy sucking Scott’s cock while Scott only looked and touched Mandy’s pussy but did not eat or lick it. There’s no fucking way a straight guy would not plunge his face into that pussy presented so close to his face.

With three or four boys already available anytime. There’s already a good chance to have Mothers experience double penetration or even air tight, one boy in the pussy, one in the butt and one on the mouth. But what I read here is a suggestions of double anal, you mean two cocks in the ass? Which is never heard of. Becoming very unrealistic. In reality an anus is not that elastic compared to a vagina.

Now, another unrealistic situation. Would any horny young boy would not fuck a woman because she is not shaved? And would only be more happier to get a blowjob and fuck the ass than a pussy? Unless he’s gay.

Also sons have to appreciate that they got privilege to their mom’s body when they get chance behind their father’s back but don’t have a right whatsoever to take in charge of their marital bed.

This is becoming so unrealistic. I wonder if there’s gonna be DP or airtight in this story. I won’t waist my time reading the lengthy repetitive sucking and ass fucking but will just scroll a bit and check the comments section if there’s a DP or airtight that happened.

 

[SimonDoom]

I was going to read the story, but the link took me to the comments and then I realized I didn't have time right now (will be back). But anyway. I think maybe we're discussing the wrong comment. This one's a doozy.

I felt like I was reading Borat critiquing a Literotica story. I was somewhat guiltily happy to see in that comment that I'm not the only one to mix up "waste" and "waist."

 

[Bramblethorn]

[quoting comment] Also sons have to appreciate that they got privilege to their mom’s body when they get chance behind their father’s back but don’t have a right whatsoever to take in charge of their marital bed.

I didn't know the etiquette on this was so codified. Was there a Miss Manners book I missed?

 

[TheRedChamber]

I didn't know the etiquette on this was so codified. Was there a Miss Manners book I missed?

I think this commenter needs it. After all, everyone knows for a proper 'airtight' you have to hold her nose and stick your fingers in her ears as well.

 

[XerXesXu]

It took me a while to notice your trolling skills, and I'm impressed. Who is your mentor?

It's the guy who had his foreskin grafted in his cranium to create the perfect dickhead.

 

[XerXesXu]

I felt like I was reading Borat critiquing a Literotica story. I was somewhat guiltily happy to see in that comment that I'm not the only one to mix up "waste" and "waist."

A rather lame disavowal of your alt.

 

[djrip]

I've just been prompted by a comment on one of my stories today 14 Comments: SAMBA Pt. 04 - Incest/Taboo - Literotica.com

The comment in question:


Now, I get that my stories aren't to everyones taste. That's the beauty of this site, in that there is literally something for everyone. But what I've begun to realise is that many people appear to have a mental deficiency, in that they appear to think every story is custom written for them personally and when it does not meet expectations, they are up in arms.

I've noticed time and again in the comments, both of my own stories and that of other authors that there is a significant chunk of the population that have no insight into their own or other's motivations. They think every other person is an extension of themselves, with the same tastes and fantasies. It's like it is beyond their comprehension that someone would craft something for any other perspective than their own.

I KNOW my stories will only connect with a small percentage of the readership. Why is this so hard to grasp? Even more incredible is that they will work through now up to nearly 100k words of a multi part story and only now will realise the themes aren't quite for them. Truly bizarre.

The reader was so moved by your story, that they felt outrage on behalf of your character. That's a good thing.

 

[SimonDoom]

A rather lame disavowal of your alt.

You has caught me. I writes sex smut stories here Literotica for celebrate beautiful womens unwearing clothes of Kazakhstan.

 

[Jmanchu]

I've just been prompted by a comment on one of my stories today 14 Comments: SAMBA Pt. 04 - Incest/Taboo - Literotica.com

The comment in question:


Now, I get that my stories aren't to everyones taste. That's the beauty of this site, in that there is literally something for everyone. But what I've begun to realise is that many people appear to have a mental deficiency, in that they appear to think every story is custom written for them personally and when it does not meet expectations, they are up in arms.

I've noticed time and again in the comments, both of my own stories and that of other authors that there is a significant chunk of the population that have no insight into their own or other's motivations. They think every other person is an extension of themselves, with the same tastes and fantasies. It's like it is beyond their comprehension that someone would craft something for any other perspective than their own.

I KNOW my stories will only connect with a small percentage of the readership. Why is this so hard to grasp? Even more incredible is that they will work through now up to nearly 100k words of a multi part story and only now will realise the themes aren't quite for them. Truly bizarre.

If you wrote a character or characters that are either self-centered or unrelatable some people are going to get upset. To take your analogy of the coffee shop, your story is a drink in a store defined by its genre and people who have never had your drink can only get a general label by the genre and short description. They can't know for sure it's a coffee until after they drank it hoping it was a beer. Or your coffee might be dark roast. Some people will like your drink, some people love dark coffee some wont. But they can only know what the story and its characters entail after they read it and sip through the story a bit.

This is just something that is, unfortunately, beyond your control. They'll cough on your drink and be upset that it aint beer or it's dark roast. I haven't read your story so I'm just assuming things here, but controversial stories with unrelatable characters or wicked main characters being the star of the show are a thing that a lot of people do like. But some people are going to get upset, and others won't. It's the price of writing stories that are either controversial or a simple fun story with characters that happen to be selfish.

It might be best to just accept that you can't control which readers will choose to read your story or understand beforehand what they're getting into. It's just a part of the writing gig, some people won't like what you write, some people might not just get your vision or want something else. If you got a reaction, that means your art inspired something in that commenter to make him want to comment. That's a good thing, especially if he still manages to say something positive about your writing despite the fact it upset him. That's actually a really good sign of your writing.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I know I don't. I feel like we are communicating at cross purposes.

I know I'm going to sound unsympathetic, but Keith is making a good point. You can can't expect that most, or even many, readers here are going to be reasonable or even rational, especially when they are anonymous. You had your first story in January, and you've going to get more of such comments as you go along. Fortunately, such comments tend to be sporadic

As at least person here suggested, delete comments that don't make sense. Or just ignore them. At least such people are not burning down French cities or selling cluster bombs to the Ukrainians.

 

[djrip]

I know I'm going to sound unsympathetic, but Keith is making a good point. You can can't expect that most, or even many, readers here are going to be reasonable or even rational, especaiily when they are anonymous. You had your first story in January, and you've going to get more of such comments as you go along. Fortunately, comments tend to be sporadic

As at least person here suggested, delete comments that don't make sense. Or just ignore the. At least such people are not burning down French cities or selling cluster bombs to the Ukrainians.

Or, er, shelling and raping the Ukrainians.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Or, er, shelling and raping the Ukrainians.

One of the problems with cluster bombs is that they leave unexploded bomblets strewn across the landscape, and those will continue to kill and wound people years or decades after the war is over.

 

[ronde]

Some people cannot separate fantasy from reality. They read your story and they get mad because your characters don't conform to their moral rules. That's their problem, not yours, and it's not something to worry about because you cannot do anything about it. It's perfectly OK to write stories whose characters do not conform to standard norms and rules.

If anything, writing characters who don't conform to standard norms and rules makes them characters who are more interesting to most readers.