b. Format: Honestly i cannot read SMS lingo... because while figuring out the actual word the whole excitement is gone. 🤔
Also, if the story is written in the dialogue form, without it being a play, I can't read it either :
Oh well SMS lingo is a big turn off for me as i dont understand a word without vowel and the whole interest in reading is gone treasure hunting.
c. Hypocrisy: If I know a particular author asks for likes/comments/reviews/encourages the readers to speak up in each of his/her updates but silently reads other authors' works (by only pressing the 'Like' button) then I will not read anything by him/her. Yes is it one of the very solid reason why i dont read some stories which have these particular clauses. except one or two i dont read. no matter how good they are.
d. Once bitten twice shy: If I know that a particular author has left one story incomplete, I will never pick up another story by that author because I know that that author only starts new stories without ever ending them! Doesnot really matter to me as far as there is good grippy storyline.
e. Bias: I am a human and I tend to be biased. I can't be neutral always. So I have a tendency to not read a story by an author whom I do not like. I know it is not correct on my part but I cannot help it :( no that can never be a criteria... for me prologue/teaser and chapter one is all that hooks me to a story... i used to read someones work whom i never got along with.. me not liking that person doesnot stop me from appreciating her/his creativity.
f. A non-ArHi story: Sorry, I can't bring myself to read a story which is not on ArHi. a big yes on IF... i dont read a non ArHi story. thought i have started a non arhi story. but there the character names are different. but while writing i imagine B and S and so does my 100 readers 😆
g. Blogs: I am not comfortable commenting on blogs. So if a story is on the blog with no corresponding IF thread on it, I won't read it... never thought on those lines. never read a blog story... except OS by desi...
h. Illogical: I have left a lot of stories (even completed ones) if they don't follow logic anymore. I know, no story is perfect but I cannot help but get focussed on that one particular big glaring mistake in the story :( I am not picky... i would like to read mostly romantic stories... but if the narration goes down the hill them erm! well i dont read... but sometimes fantasy world is integrating
i. Rude: I can't read a story by an author who is rude to others/readers in general. I know his/her attitude has nothing to do with the story he/she is writing. But if I find rude notes above and below the updates, then no I won't read the story! YES
j. Plagiarism: If a member has plagiarised once, there is a tendency that he/she will do so again! So I won't read anything by that member. I know we should believe in second chances but I can't bring myself to do that. I hate people who steal... i will defo stop reading.
k. Acknowledgement from the author: When I comment on a story, the least I expect from the author is to press the 'Like' button on my comment to let me know that the extra time I took out to comment (instead of being silent) was worth it. And if not that may be a scrap once in 5 comments! If I see my comments are not acknowledged, I will stop reading (because I would rather not read and not comment than read and not comment)... erm! yes and no... to me i do that coz it is an acknowledgment and to let them know that their comments are valuable for me and that i read their comments. but if i read someone elses work and comment i dont expect them to read. it depends on them how involved that person is with his/her readers.
l: The Author's Bias: If I see the author having a gala party at his/her thread with his/her friends, ignoring the other readers, it is a total turn off for me. I feel bad! never faced it so cannot tell. i generally ignore non important things.
m: Complicated sentence construction: I can't read a story which uses overly non-regular words so that every time I read a story I have to sit with a dictionary! And I don't like too much of metaphors! Yes kind off... as i dont have a good grasp in english... so if i dont understand line formation and words...i cannot open a dictionary beside me to refer 😆.
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