Unhelpful criticism

[Booboobear84]

Does anyone else get super aggravated by unhelpful negative feedback?
I have a lot of stories in me, it's just taking some time to put them together and write them. I used to have a bunch on sex stories dot com under a different name but I had them deleted.
In any case, I write a story, make sure I tag everything accordingly so someone who isn't interested in something doesn't wander in accidentally, and still I get this comment: “That was just nasty, and not good nasty at all.” by a reader who has no published stories.
WTF?
It's not helpful, it pisses me off, and it makes me want to use my computer skills to hunt this person down and terrorize them. But I won't, because I'm trying to be a nice guy.
I welcome feedback, even negative feedback, if I can learn something from it, but a comment like that I can't do anything with except stew in my anger.
OK end of rant.

Keep in mind two things regarding the unhelpful negative feedback:

Any fool can criticize, and most do. Dale Carnegie
Time wounds all heels. Groucho Marx

Hang in there.

 

[ColtonWrites]

I don't pay any attention to straight mean comments. And sometimes I get editorial comments that make me go "yeah but I did that on purpose" and those don't bother me either.
Honestly the ones I lose sleep over are the "damned with faint praise" type. The "I wouldn't have..." or "interesting choice to..." comments. The kind that imply that it would be a good story if I was just a little more skilled.

 

[RoyalAuthor]

And sometimes I get editorial comments that make me go "yeah but I did that on purpose" and those don't bother me either.

Those are always fun to read. My favorite are the ones that say "Would have been better if you" and then they describe a completely different story. Don't watch Star Wars and then say you'd have liked it better if it was about hobbits and magic rings.

 

[SmilingLez]

On any anonymous platform, there’s always a crowd that treats feedback as a personal attack because they assume whatever they post should be met with approval. YMMV

 

[bmeyem8]

Well, at least he/she has pity for me:

by Anonymous user on 08/26/2026

Dude I have read most of your stories and am sorry I did. You write the most horrible garbage. You have no hope, no joy in your life and put it in writing. I feel sorry for you. What a sad life you live.

https://www.literotica.com/s/a-plea-for-love-mother-daughter

 

[SmilingLez]

Well, at least he/she has pity for me:

by Anonymous user on 08/26/2026

Dude I have read most of your stories and am sorry I did. You write the most horrible garbage. You have no hope, no joy in your life and put it in writing. I feel sorry for you. What a sad life you live.

https://www.literotica.com/s/a-plea-for-love-mother-daughter

I read and commented on your 750 words story. It was a hard/sad well written read. Definitely worth the five stars I gave it. I believe you used another handle.

 

[bmeyem8]

@ https://www.literotica.com/s/ugly-is-as-ugly-does

I read and commented on your 750 words story. It was a hard/sad well written read. Definitely worth the five stars I gave it. I believe you used another handle.

I read and commented on your 750 words story. It was a hard/sad well written read. Definitely worth the five stars I gave it. I believe you used another handle.

@SmilingLez
Thank you sincerely for your comment then and your current comment. Your writing is the best and it is an honor to hear from you.

If you thought the "prayer for a Daughter story was sad, please read this one. It is the story of an ugly lady.

In the story I disclose the origin of the word "Nerd", and use another of his words "Proo'', to describe a love interest.

https://www.literotica.com/s/ugly-is-as-ugly-does

 

[OralAllOver]

[choosing silence,or something adjacent to it, instead of obvious response]