To People Who Review Stories That Ain't Their Preferred Genre

[CupcakeNinja]

Aight guys so it's like this see. Whilst i was perusing r-18 stories as material for my mid-morning wank, as one does, i came across my 'Ol Reliable and for some reason looked at the reviews.

Know what i saw? "Yeah i like the illustrations and i love hentai but NTR ain't my cup of tea. The one star is just for the drawings."

And im sittin' there with my dick out thinkin, "yo get a look at this retard."

"Ain't my cup of tea" Pfft. No one said you had to drink the damn thing so why're you being such a dick about it? You're basically calling out everyone who likes that kind of tea, and that's a good way to get throat-punched. Smh. Some niggas...

Guys, lets be straight. IF YOU DON'T LIKE A CERTAIN INTRINSIC ELEMENT TO A STORY, JUST FUCK OFF AND READ SOMETHING ELSE. That story wasn;t made for you to enjoy. You arent the target demographic.

Dont leave a 1 star review just cuz you dont like that genre. You dont fucking go into a BL story, for example, if you don't like BL. Likewise you don't read an NTR story if you don't like that genre and then write a one star review saying "one star for the illustrations" like you're being fuckin' generous.

Please fuck off with your stupid, unreasonable bullshit. Thank you.

Cup out

*drops mic*

 

[YuriDoggo]

 

[Deleted member 29316]

 

[Samuel_Spader]

I can totally imagine you, totally naked, semi-hard, having a smug face as he wank and silently mocking the commenters, and just be like...

 

[Nneeil]

Aight guys so it's like this see. Whilst i was perusing r-18 stories as material for my mid-morning wank, as one does, i came across my 'Ol Reliable and for some reason looked at the reviews.

Know what i saw? "Yeah i like the illustrations and i love hentai but NTR ain't my cup of tea. The one star is just for the drawings."

And im sittin' there with my dick out thinkin, "yo get a look at this retard."

"Ain't my cup of tea" Pfft. No one said you had to drink the damn thing so why're you being such a dick about it? You're basically calling out everyone who likes that kind of tea, and that's a good way to get throat-punched. Smh. Some niggas...

Guys, lets be straight. IF YOU DON'T LIKE A CERTAIN INTRINSIC ELEMENT TO A STORY, JUST FUCK OFF AND READ SOMETHING ELSE. That story wasn;t made for you to enjoy. You arent the target demographic.

Dont leave a 1 star review just cuz you dont like that genre. You dont fucking go into a BL story, for example, if you don't like BL. Likewise you don't read an NTR story if you don't like that genre and then write a one star review saying "one star for the illustrations" like you're being fuckin' generous.

Please fuck off with your stupid, unreasonable bullshit. Thank you.

Cup out

*drops mic*

Something tells me that you're still a tiny bit miffed by that harem thread of the other day. Also, what is your 'Ol reliable? You need to share the good stuff with us connoisseurs of the fine delicacy deep in the web. :)

 

[CupcakeNinja]

Something tells me that you're still a tiny bit miffed by that harem thread of the other day. Also, what is your 'Ol reliable? You need to share the good stuff with us connoisseurs of the fine delicacy deep in the web. :)

The adventures of magical princess makina.

And i was never miffed but i was triggered. I just dont like when people do stuff like hating on a genre. They can not like it but i dont need paragraphs on why they dont like it or why its trash.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

I can totally imagine you, totally naked, semi-hard, having a smug face as he wank and silently mocking the commenters, and just be like...

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Nah it was a full hard on cuz i was tryna fap to some porn but Holly Michaels was gettin too intimate and im used to plain old hard fucking not passionate love making so i got sad cuz im tired of being horny i just wanna be happy

So my dick was lookin up at me with that big ol grin and we was like, "get a load of this guy"

Yeah that part was on point.

 

[Saileri]

True words spoken by a legend.

 

[Sabruness]

i actually have to agree with you a bit. Going to the effort of making a review for shit you dont like is a waste of time.

if i come across shit i hate, like NTR, i just toss it the lowest rating i can give and toss it into my garbage bin list where it is forever hidden in the depths of shit where i dont have to see it.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

i actually have to agree with you a bit. Going to the effort of making a review for shit you dont like is a waste of time.

if i come across shit i hate, like NTR, i just toss it the lowest rating i can give and toss it into my garbage bin list where it is forever hidden in the depths of shit where i dont have to see it.

And that's the only appropriate response. Otherwise you'd be a real cunt. And no one likes cunts.

...well...

 

[Sabruness]

And that's the only appropriate response. Otherwise you'd be a real cunt. And no one likes cunts.

...well...

no-one likes certain types. other types are well loved though

 

[BenJepheneT]

At least it's understandable when they mention how the story didn't include the tags and didn't have those gore/sexual content warnings. But some guys just look straight at the red flags and go "yeah this is exactly what i will like to read" and jump straight down the Ravine

 

[Ral]

I so agree.

 

[Discount_Blade]

Still snorting imagining some Italian guys I knew from Manhattan. They literally said
"Get a load of this guy" all the time XXDD

 

[Ace_Arriande]

Apparently, the usual defense for this is "If you only review what you like then you can't potentially expand your interests and will be a worse judge of the things you do like," or something like that. I remember Dunky did a video defending reviewing JRPGs even though he hates them and always gives them low scores with logic similar to that, and now everybody falls back onto that. And I mean, I kind of get it. If you read/watch/play something that is outside of your comfort zone, you're just as entitled to review it as anybody else who actually read/watched/played it. As long as you at least try to have an open mind and aren't just 1-starring it the second you see it out of genre hate, it's just as legitimate as all the people who blindly 5-star everything they even slightly like due to positive genre bias.

That being said.

If anybody wants to leave a review on something, whether it's positive or negative, they should put more effort into it than only saying "Not my cup of tea" or "best thing ever very nice." Also, I fully believe that people should primarily focus on what they do like rather than what they don't like. As often as I hear the above logic I mentioned for people trying things they don't like, I've never heard of it actually having an impact on the people who use that excuse. To each their own but, when there's so much fucking content available on the internet for us that fits our tastes, why bother with the stuff that we know doesn't? Does purposely choosing to have a probably-bad time really make enjoying the good times better or more meaningful? Do you have to punch yourself in the face every now and then to remind yourself what it feels like to be in pain so that you can appreciate not being in pain?

On the bright side, when somebody leaves such a low-effort review like that where they make their bias clear, that makes it far, far easier to discredit their opinion as worthless. If somebody just leaves a 1-star rating on a story without a review attached, you have no idea if it's just out of hate or because of legitimate reasons. When somebody attaches a review like that to it, though, then it's much more obvious you shouldn't give a fuck about the score they gave it.

 

[Discount_Blade]

Apparently, the usual defense for this is "If you only review what you like then you can't potentially expand your interests and will be a worse judge of the things you do like," or something like that. I remember Dunky did a video defending reviewing JRPGs even though he hates them and always gives them low scores with logic similar to that, and now everybody falls back onto that. And I mean, I kind of get it. If you read/watch/play something that is outside of your comfort zone, you're just as entitled to review it as anybody else who actually read/watched/played it. As long as you at least try to have an open mind and aren't just 1-starring it the second you see it out of genre hate, it's just as legitimate as all the people who blindly 5-star everything they even slightly like due to positive genre bias.

That being said.

If anybody wants to leave a review on something, whether it's positive or negative, they should put more effort into it than only saying "Not my cup of tea" or "best thing ever very nice." Also, I fully believe that people should primarily focus on what they do like rather than what they don't like. As often as I hear the above logic I mentioned for people trying things they don't like, I've never heard of it actually having an impact on the people who use that excuse. To each their own but, when there's so much fucking content available on the internet for us that fits our tastes, why bother with the stuff that we know doesn't? Does purposely choosing to have a probably-bad time really make enjoying the good times better or more meaningful? Do you have to punch yourself in the face every now and then to remind yourself what it feels like to be in pain so that you can appreciate not being in pain?

On the bright side, when somebody leaves such a low-effort review like that where they make their bias clear, that makes it far, far easier to discredit their opinion as worthless. If somebody just leaves a 1-star rating on a story without a review attached, you have no idea if it's just out of hate or because of legitimate reasons. When somebody attaches a review like that to it, though, then it's much more obvious you shouldn't give a fuck about the score they gave it.

Well, I've never left a 1-star. I've left a two star review and then went about systematically attacking every aspect of the story I despised and then made sure it was very clear cut why I hated it, what about it I hated. And then might have thrown a few "Yo mama so fat" lines in there for good measure. I'm kidding. Maybe. Review was not on here but on RR. I've given a 3-star review on here that was pretty abrasive I admit. They eventually had it removed. Go figure. Apparently I'm very confrontational. Apparently not everybody loves me.

Also, that punching yourself example was pure genius. I'm stealing/plagiarising/ copying that k?

 

[Sophine]

Don't even bother reviewing something if it's a genre you don't like in general. I don't try to read horror and give every single horror story 1 star because there is something INTRINSIC ABOUT HORROR that I don't like.

It's not your job to downvote a whole genre of fiction -- just leave it alone.

 

[Queenfisher]

B-but how would everyone else know about your necessary opinion?

I feel like most people consider the very existence of something as a personal offence or a challenge to their preconceived notion on what is right and wrong in the world, and deserves love or hatred. It might seem strange, but "this random thing that's not related to you exists" can make the person go "I want to delete it now! Where is the DELETE button?" and the only way they think they can soooort of achieve that is by writing a negative review.

Though I am very curious about what someone else has said on this forum some time ago: "Reviews are not meant for the authors but for other readers". Maybe people who do this feel like they are doing a service to the overall society by potentially preventing someone else's future displeasure with the story? That would have some merit to it, of course, but I don't believe that can apply to the case of "I didn't read the labels correctly and duped myself into reading something I cannot possibly like".

Another reason for the latter might be that they felt silly for reading something not meant for them. Then they decided to blame someone for it (obviously not themselves, that would make them feel even worse about their supposed waste of time). This someone is the author. How do you punish the author for "forcing" yourself to waste time on their writing? You ruin their mood by your lack of logic and by pettiness.

It always works.

 

[yansusustories]

I think there's an important distinction to be made here: People reading, rating, and reviewing stories in a genre they actively dislike or even hate is, IMO, pretty stupid. On the other hand, I can't bring myself to see people who are reading, rating, and reviewing stories in a genre that is not necessarily their preferred (which I'd read as: not their favorite) genre as stupid since just because something is not what you normally prefer, that doesn't instantly mean you hate it.

Like, personally, you normally only ever see me read BL. It's definitely my preferred genre. I still read het romances every once in a while and I don't even mind reading stories outside of romance (e.g., I loved TKA, the author's just great) even though that isn't my preferred genre at all. BL still is.
Now, if I did bother to review such stories (honestly though, I often don't and only leave comments and/or ratings ), I don't think that's stupid. Even if I disliked one of those stories, I don't feel it's stupid to rate/review because, well, I read it and just happened to not like it?

I get that it's incredibly frustrating as an author/translator to get bad reviews, especially if you see the person isn't a fan of the genre and seldom reads it. But those people should IMO still be able to put their opinion out there. Why? Because it helps other readers decide whether they'd like the story or not. After all, taste is a personal thing. Like, if somebody mentions they disliked aspect X of the story and another reader knows they hate X with a passion, then the review might make them stay away (and thus maybe preventing another bad rating). On the other hand, people who like X might even decide because of this review that they want to give the story a try and will even like it in the end (and write a good review for you, if you're lucky ~).
Also, don't forget here: Some readers never read 5*-reviews and instead only look at the bad ones because they feel like 5* is too biased and they want to see what the fuck is wrong with the story. That could be to your advantage. Naturally, the requirement for that is people stating clearly what exactly they disliked about the story.

Also, several people have mentioned that readers don't look at the genre (or tags, I often see that accusation around as well as an argument for the reader's stupidity) and should actually know what to expect. But: You can choose quite a number of genres on SH (also on NU, I guess). Not all those genres will be in that story in equal parts. In fact, some of these genres might only become apparent in later parts of the story.
If a reader starts out and doesn't find what they were looking for (e.g., somebody reads for the romance but the first half of your series features the historical aspects much more), then I think it's legitimate that the reader is frustrated and voices that frustration in a review, mentioning the reason why they disliked it. Again: This warns other readers with a similar taste to stay away and tells readers with a different taste to come and read.
Adding onto this point: Readers might see the genre (or tag), have mixed feelings about reading the story but still give it a chance because they have the hope that the genre/tag won't take up too much space in the story or might be executed in a way they like despite normally not preferring the genre/tag. E.g., I know that I personally very often dislike stories that feature rape but I still read those with the corresponding tags because, frankly, it depends on the execution and the author might surprise me. I don't search for those stories but if I find a story with an interesting title and synopsis, I won't exclude it from my reading list just for that tag. I'll try and I might either be positively surprised or just end up with my worries verified.

TL;DR:

1. There is a difference between a non-preferred genre and a hated genre and whether it's one or the other makes a difference in whether this should be considered stupid or not.
2. A list of genres/tags doesn't necessarily say anything about the weight those genres/tags have in the story and when they start to appear.
3. Bad reviews aren't always bad because they highlight points of your story that might tell readers to stay away or read based on whether or not they share the taste of the reviewer.

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

This sounds much like a luxury problem. To get such reviews you obviously need ... reviews to begin. Considering that the vast majority of stories here on scribble have barely any reviews at all, your anger seems misplaced.

I give you the same advice the wise forum gave me on a similar matter, grew a thicker skin! The solution for everything.