Forum: Story Discussion and Feedback

Thanks for the quick answer.

Man that sucks, I wish authors would make sure to use tags for the more controversial tags such as swinging, cheating, rape, incest etc.

I hate getting into a story and being forced to stop reading it because I can't get over some event/s in the story. It sucks when you make a search where you purposly exclude such topics, find a story that you really like and it goes there anyway.

Second, if you come across an uncoded squick you have options on how to deal with this:

a. Message of complaint to the author.

b. Complaint in the comments section if it's activated.

c. Message to the Webmaster about the missing code.

d. Low score because you don't like the story due to the surprise activity.

e. All of the above.

I recommend options c and d.

I recommend e by way of a thru d. You should always give the author a chance to make a correction first.

Since alot of authors of the stories I've read has been inactive for years, maybe option 'c' is most viable. (Not the case with Our Cabin in the Woods since it's in progress).

First good authors always make sure they get the codes as accurate as they can. There are some who don't because they're lazy, or because they want to surprise you later, or because they don't really know where the story is going and start out intending to add extra codes later - then sometimes forget to.

I can see how authors don't want to provide spoilers for their stories, but as I'm sure you're aware, open relationships, swinging, cuckolding etc are very niche markets. I know that I don't like them, and it's common in the recommendations threads to exclude the topics while asking for recommendations. So I don't see why any author would feel it's a good idea to include it to surprise the reader. In my opinion atleast, the response from the surprised reader would be negative more often than not.
Or maybe it's just my own feelings on the matter, and more people than I think enjoy the subjects, and don't mind them being sprung upon you.

Like I said, it might just be me, and most people don't mind surprise kinks.

For myself however, I have a hard time staying detatched from long stories. If I've spent a week reading a story, have gotten really into it and something surprising happens, not just a swinging incident, it could be a death that I feel was unnecessary for the story, the inclusion of a harem where none is really called for etc, I have a hard time just not caring and keep reading it. Sure, sometimes I just put it down for a while and consider how it fits in the story and keep reading it later if I get over it. But alot of times these surprises doesn't really fit into the story, or is out of character and just there for a shock factor or something, I find.

To use Our Cabin in the Woods as an example, in the parts I've read, the MC and his girl have a good relationship. They are really sweet and mushy, and more or less joined at the hip. The girl have multiple times assured the MC that he is the only one she ever wants to be with, and the MC has such insecurities that he gets jealous over a dildo. I have a hard time accepting that they go from there to being involved with an other couple. I haven't read as far in to know how it happens, but considering how the MC has gotten over his other kinks so far I can imagine it's not very satisfying. He probably just have a talk with Kelly and is instantly alright with it. Even if it's explained in a good way, I feel like it's not a good addition as to how the story have played out so far and just isn't where I was hoping the story would go. I mean I don't like the topic in the first place, and i specifically make sure to exclude the tag while searching for stories, so it makes it all the more disappointing when it shows up anyway.