Quote Originally Posted by Alex Bragi
You know what’s occurred to me, lately? There’s a whole lot of compaining about reviewers who rate a story down because they don’t like the particular topic. Sure, it's very frustrating and unfair...
I have to disagree with you about reviewers being unfair Alex. An author puts their story out there and if someone doesn't like it, for whatever reason, tough. The author needs to get used to it, especially if they have ambitions to go further and try to get published, then they will find out what unfair really means. A reader has the right to like or dislike any story they read, they have after all, taken the time to read the story.

That being said. I don't personally like destructive reviews. I think reviewers do have a moral obligation to be constructive in their criticism even when marking down a story. However, the reality is, authors are dealing in a free market and should learn to laugh off bad reviews.

I admit in my eyes I am surprised at some of the marking in reviews and sometimes wonder if some reviewers think beyond the 'wank factor'.