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Prisons do more than punish. They also discourage. However, that doesn't always work. That's why it's also punishment. You seem to believe one won't deliver the other. And that slew of evidence will prove the problem is with you. As I said, no one is making you listen. You can log out, admit...

And the threat of prison doesn't stop people from being criminals if they want to be criminals. Should we get rid of prison as well? If a potentially harmless comment is causing you frustration, then the problem is with you. Weren't you just arguing the exact opposite a moment ago? And I...

The only issue is you lack vision. This isn't simply some forum, this is a place to post stories. The very fact that you're suggesting backlash is all the reason we need to not be a jerk. By attaching our usernames, we make ourselves vulernable. The very risk of backlash is what forces us to...

And this is encouraged by anonymity. I know someone who openly says killing most women and beating the rest into submission is the path to a better future (among other things). However, I've also tricked him into admitting he only declares this behind the anonymity of the internet, never in the...

And we have the ability to intercept and undo these attempts, as well as the third reason of just being an asshole to people you don't like. The only reason we couldn't do this in the cases people have listed here is because it was done anonymously, and the down-voter didn't have to explain...

All of these are already options. All you have to do is select how to refine or sort your results and input search information. These two options are identical. Selecting a category initiates a search, so it's going to initiate default search settings. If Friedman can program category or tag...

It's called "relevance" because it's searching based upon information, and the only information you supplied was the category. Once the site runs out of information to omit certain stories or prioritize one over the other, it defaults to alphabetical to resolve the equality. Think of it like...

We had someone question the rule for links in a similar capacity a while back, and I stand by what I said then: Links to images of game boards: No objection. Links to images of characters and celebrities for fan-fictions: Pass, but a verbal description should be included. Links meant to...

What you're missing is that there are no "sections" to speak of. Everything goes through the search function, even category selection. By selecting a category, the site selects only stories filed under that category, and then runs out of information. Therefore, the site defaults to an...

CHYOA hasn't had very many actual trolls, but both notorious trolling efforts have involved ratings in some capacity. The first, more obnoxious used downvotes (among other things) just to hurt the feelings of people who hurt his pride by pointing out he wasn't perfect (either by being better...

Another factor is measurements aren't consistent between companies. This is true for more than just bras (New Balance has me a whole shoe size smaller than Nike, for one example), but female clothing in general is the worst victim of this disparity. Then there's the factor of multiple fastening...

This topic is meant to aid people who find stories that seem to be rocketing around the Top Stories list. First of all, the problem is very well noted. CHYOA is in the process of receiving programming updates meant to nullify the threat of manipulating the system, as well as investigations into...

You know, I was leaving this open just to see if this issue could be handled with some sense of decorum as well as establish a safe place to talk about suspicious votes. Call me crazy, but I believed my intervention in the last topic would serve as a sufficient warning to carry yourselves in a...

First things first, this topic is now locked. The message of suspicious voting has been received, and the topic has degenerated to petty squabbling. Second, let's establish some things: A. The reason for top votes to be given a place of honor on any website is to establish what's widely...

I don't understand the objection. Exactly where do you see a mockery of your story?

Before you start pouring money into this, try attempting the tried and true methods of the community: 1.) Create a forum topic. This is your first forum post, and also the first forum mention of your story. People tend to look harder for stories that already have some bit of advertisement. This...

You commented not to discuss the quality of the work, but its focus. You objected to writers for what they like, not how they go about it. That's attacking a writer. Agreed. However, we were talking about malicious reviews, not genuine. Malicious reviews are the groundwork of censorship...

That is true, no one actually called for deletion of cuckold threads. However, you did make it clear you wanted people to stop writing cuckold threads while describing such work disparagingly in a subjective and lowbrow manner. Be it deletion or cessation, the end result is that henceforth the...

Actually, he can't. He could give background in a few phrases, certainly, but the personality would require many lines and much action. He left most of the insides to be defined by what they say and do after interpretation, not by others' observations to be told to the audience - there were...

In addition to the type of story, we also have to be mindful of what happens in the thread. Recently, I introduced a four new characters in one thread and had to detail not only their physical appearances, but each one's relationship to the protagonist since the latter was the pivot point of the...