Quote Originally Posted by H Dean
I tend to agree with Aussiegirl, over all. A few mistakes are bound to be part of a story. So long as they aren't overly common and don't hinder the flow of a story it will barely register with my rating score. It will, however, be mentioned in my review so as to make the author aware of their mistakes.

On the other hand, if the mistakes cause the story to flow poorly it can severely hamper my rating and review of a story. Presentation is as important as the ideas being expressed. A great story can be ruined by poor flow due to grammatical and spelling miscues.

What really gets me is when a story has been gone over with a spell check routine, while not being edited. This is usually pretty obvious since it means incorrect words will be used with a fair frequency. This is something I have no tolerance for. It stinks of laziness and a complete lack of respect for the art of writing, their own story and the reader. If the author does not respect these things enough to edit their story properly then they get no respect from me and I will review their story appropriately.

But then, I am sort of a prick.

lol that is one of my nick names too ---but I tend to point out the errors and try to encourage the author to fix them instead of discourage him ----Of course that is why I took the time to start a little training course for new writers ----and any of our older authors who can spare some time are welcome to help out ----there ---there is plenty of intrest in learning --but so far not much intrest in instructing