Spelling and word usage ISN'T IMPORTANT???? WTF? Damn, Wiz. I appreciate the fact that you obviously disagree with that statement. I can't comprehend how anyone who is actually literate could even think that, much less write it. Here's a concept that will blow their minds: WORDS MEAN THINGS! And using the wrong word will give the WRONG MEANING! OHHH...but they meant well...never mind? There have been some exceptional writers show up in the Library in the last year or so. Their work has caused me to re-consider the ratings that I use when reviewing a story...as well as re-examining my own work. I believe that it makes my work better (okay, just my opinion) but I KNOW that it makes the work harder. While my stories don't get many reviews, they have been good ones. And the stories do get a fair number of readers, so someone is entertained enough to come back and read the updates. An occasional typo is one thing, but when the story obviously either hasn't been proofread even once, or the author is so ignorant as to not know which homophone is wrong, my ratings drop like a stone. Or I won't review it at all.