Comments that leave you shaking your head

[Kelliezgirl]

Makes you wonder if things that get reported actually get a deeper look than things that get submitted. Or if they just trust that something reported is bad. I'd be tempted to resubmit the story with a note attached saying that it's not bestiality and why.

That's what I did.

 

[NuclearFairy]

That's what I did.

Let us know how it goes?

 

[Actingup]

That's what I did.

Yep. Let us know how it goes. I can see how it could be argued that it's a 'real-life animal' or conversely that it's a 'fantasy characters, monsters, furries, anthro, etc'. It's the Moderator's call, and all you can do is put the case.

As for the rest of the review - it's typically mean-spirited, arbitrary, and judgemental. If she doesn't like you, she doesn't hold back. That's Stacnash for you. I'm not sure whether she's real-life or a fantasy character, but either way, she's a beast and I'd advise against intimate relations. Thanks for sharing!

 

[TheLobster]

"It's actually a bear spirit!" is about as flimsy a justification for bestiality as "That little girl is really a 1000-year-old dragon in human form!" for underage. You ain't fooling anyone.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

"It's actually a bear spirit!" is about as flimsy a justification for bestiality as "That little girl is really a 1000-year-old dragon in human form!" for underage. You ain't fooling anyone.

That's your reasoned assessment after reading the story in question?

 

[TheLobster]

That's your reasoned assessment after reading the story in question?

Like the other poster here, I was thankfully saved from it by the story in question having been removed.

 

[Actingup]

Like the other poster here, I was thankfully saved from it by the story in question having been removed.

I haven’t read it either, but can I just point out that there have been an awful lot of princes in frog form in fairy tales that needed kissing without somebody crying ‘bestiality’?

 

[StillStunned]

I haven’t read it either, but can I just point out that there have been an awful lot of princes in frog form in fairy tales that needed kissing without somebody crying ‘bestiality’?

The Plot Bunny's whispering in my ear, "What if the princess refuses to kiss the frog until he's shown her what he can do with his tongue...?"

 

[TheLobster]

I haven’t read it either, but can I just point out that there have been an awful lot of princes in frog form in fairy tales that needed kissing without somebody crying ‘bestiality’?

Right, but the crucial point is that they did transform back into humans before engaging in any kind of hanky-panky. (Which fairy tales obviously include, right...?)

Same for stuff like Harry Potter fanfics that feature characters who are known Animagi, and probably many others.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Right, but the crucial point is that they did transform back into humans before engaging in any kind of hanky-panky. (Which fairy tales obviously include, right...?)

Same for stuff like Harry Potter fanfics that feature characters who are known Animagi, and probably many others.

And yet since you haven't read the story you have no idea what actually happened.

 

[Actingup]

The Plot Bunny's whispering in my ear, "What if the princess refuses to kiss the frog until he's shown her what he can do with his tongue...?"

Tell the bunny that that would be an exceptionally good outcome from this thread. As long as he’s a real prince…

 

[StillStunned]

Tell the bunny that that would be an exceptionally good outcome from this thread. As long as he’s a real prince…

And as long as the princess actually kisses him in the end.

Or maybe he turns back into a frog at night. The happiest of ever-afters.

 

[Actingup]

Right, but the crucial point is that they did transform back into humans before engaging in any kind of hanky-panky. (Which fairy tales obviously include, right...?)

Same for stuff like Harry Potter fanfics that feature characters who are known Animagi, and probably many others.

This is not really a genre that I’m very familiar with, but as I understand the guidelines, they don’t have to be human. They can be virtually any fantasy creature, but not a real life animal.

Anyway… it’s the moderator’s call. I stand by my comment that the commentary from Stacnash is typically mean-spirited. If she likes the story, she’s fine. If not, she will comment in a way that’s calculated to be destructive - to tear down the author. This is simply another example.

 

[Djmac1031]

Not so much shaking my head as shaking with laughter; a recent comment on The Seduction Of Darkness. A story about the adventures of a supernatural She-Demon from Hell:

Everything was going along well, with the story. Then the part about Christ being a false prophet was so mocking of the son of God, and of course the history of Christianity, in its battle against evil. It was so horrible, I can’t believe even in literary license that the part about “the rotting corpse” thrown into Hell had me so angry, you have lost a reader, for good.

There is no greater pleasure than pissing off the hypocritical, pious religious folks.

Id bet big money that if Jesus does exist, he would most certainly NOT approve of this commenter's browser history.

 

[SkyBubble]

I'm amused by this comment on my story Unraveling Moriah:

"I swear this would be so good if it weren't about her."

Then there was a story I wrote back in 2006 about a CCM singer that got me attacked as "disrespectful" and drew comments like "you are writing about someone that has a higher calling than just making a buck. I take it you don't know the meaning of the word 'respect.' you should go back to school and learn what it is."

"you wrote this about her! Shame on you."

"This story is a disappointing insult to someone who publicly practices what she preaches"

Seriously, what are these people even doing on a site like this?

 

[Djmac1031]

Seriously, what are these people even doing on a site like this?

I had a Christian tell me I was going to Hell because I had a character say there was no god in my 750 word romance story Reunion.

And I couldn’t help but wonder if Jesus would approve of their browser history...

https://www.literotica.com/s/reunion-135

 

[PennyThompson]

Ohh I got a head-shaker on my new story!

Loved Rosa! -2 stars for not getting Rosa in on the action.

They loved a supporting character so much that they gave the story 3/5

I suppose in a way it's kind of flattering, they connected so much with this character that they were mad there wasn't more of her!

 

[Djmac1031]

Comments that leave me shaking my head. Let's see...

Probably when some reader of a Loving Wives story writes a comment that includes a complete alternate ending, because they feel -- no, sorry, HE feels -- that the "cheating bitch whore slut cunt wife" didn't suffer enough at the end.

isn't that every LW comment though...?

 

[Actingup]

Ohh I got a head-shaker on my new story!

They loved a supporting character so much that they gave the story 3/5

I suppose in a way it's kind of flattering, they connected so much with this character that they were mad there wasn't more of her!

Ha! I saw that one. Just be grateful that you can't be burnt at the stake for making 'wrong' authorial choices about your own creations. I'm sure that real-world authors get a lot of hate mail that their agents never show them.

 

[Actingup]

isn't that every LW comment though...?

I know you're joking, but it's really not every comment, or even a majority. I just had a look back through the comments on one of my more hotly commented LW stories, and (ignoring the Stacnash one) picked the eyes out of them. Yes, there were quite a few BTB comments, mixed with valid criticisms and suggestions and the usual heavy handed approbation or condemnation, but what struck me was that quite a few people specifically commented on the outcomes:
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'Best of all was the resulting consequences being handled in a mature manner between the women (and Jacob) rather than the typical scorched earth so often used in cheating stories (including sometimes in mine).'

I liked the way Rebecca was “gracious in victory”. She accomplished her goal, and saw no reason to rub it in or seek additional vengeance.

'Rebecca and Jacob both handled the betrayal as adults. Wishing their potential relationship good luck going forward.'

'I liked it when Brooke owned up to her behavior and took responsibility for it. Darryl didn’t have the courage to do so.'

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It reinforced for me that the LW audience really is a mixed bag of multiple audiences. Some of the criticisms were very astute as well, and I've taken them to heart. It was a really helpful response to what I thought was a throwaway story.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

but what struck me was that quite a few people specifically commented on the outcomes

Because easily the biggest factor determining whether or not readers on lit like your story is whether they agree with it or not.

 

[Actingup]

Because easily the biggest factor determining whether or not readers on lit like your story is whether they agree with it or not.

"Agree" is not quite the word in this context, I think. It's just a story. Things happen in a story that might entertain, amuse, move us to tears, or even stimulate us sexually (there wasn't much of that in the story in question). They don't require our approval any more than the sinking of the Titantic required our approval. Most of the commenters or raters certainly enjoyed the story, but for differently expressed reasons. For example, one well-known commentator wrote on the same story 'I seldom praise his stories, but I really enjoy seeing a bastard burn just a much as a good bitch burning. AU gave us a homerun here with this great new way to expose some cheaters to the world.' Nice comment and I appreciate it, but what it indicates that that aspect of the story resonated with him more than the other things that resonated with others more, even though those things are in apparent contradiction. I think that 'agree' oversimplies - it's about engagement and enjoyment more than moral judgement, even for Loving Wives.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

For example, one well-known commentator wrote on the same story 'I seldom praise his stories, but I really enjoy seeing a bastard burn just a much as a good bitch burning. AU gave us a homerun here with this great new way to expose some cheaters to the world.'

Perfect example of the reader liking it because he agreed with it.

 

[iwatchus]

isn't that every LW comment though...?

I have to agree with @Actingup that not all comments. My Geek Day story was intended as SFF but it really was a straight BTB (or really PTB). The overwhelming majority of the comments were wonderful. Ironically, the nastiest ones were that I should have posted it in SFF.