Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-24486926-20131105024437/@comment-24486926-20131105203742

LOLSKELETONS wrote: criticism /ˈkritəˌsizəm/

noun
 * 1) the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.
 * 2) the analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work.

Obviously the first one is more along the lines of what you're thinking, but even that is not always a bad thing. Constructive criticism is not necessarily positive criticism. Constructive criticism does not have to be polite, either, as it's not supposed to cater to your feelings so much as help you improve as a writer. After all, if someone (the critic) feels you (the author) could improve in a certain area, there is no real need to sugarcoat their words.

If you post writing, you will get criticism. Sometimes destructive, but mostly constructive. Feeling "hurt" by what you consider to be needlessly harsh criticism against your work doesn't automatically make it destructive. "This sucks" or "WHOEVER WROTE THIS STORY SHOULD KILL THEMSELVES" are not valid criticism. Harshly criticizing the work may not always be helpful, but that doesn't always invalidate it, either. Maybe instead of raging and I'LL NEVER WRITE AGAIN BECAUSE TROLLS-ing, why not ask them what you could do better in the future? Criticism is what you make of it.

If you are in any way serious about writing, whether it be as a profession or as a hobby, you must have be able to take criticism. Banning people for it won't stop it from happening.

TL;DR: Grow thicker skin and don't feed the trolls. I can understand where one can say that on the main wiki, but here, destructive criticism can cause massive problems, as this is a very small wiki. Constructive criticism will encourage new, starting, and other writers to visit the wiki.

We are simply saying that helpful advice being given to an average pasta, rather than crappy "I fucking hated this" or "This sucks" comments (which no, are not valid criticisms, partly why, in my opinion, they're called destructive criticisms.) Critique, as I call it, or positive/constructive criticism, helps a writer thrive. Asking questions, poking holes, not neccessarily being polite, but not being down right insulting is constructive.

You see, I don't propose banning for actual valid constructive criticism. I propose a ban for what is obviously meant as a direct insult. No, harsh criticism isn't neccessarily a bad thing; I've done it. Even then, I would tell them what they did wrong, what they could do better in the future, etc. Sugarcoated words? No. Direct Insults to work? Also a No.

A valid, constructive critic base? Absolute yes!

TL;DR We don't want to feed the trolls; we want to spray them with troll-a-cide.