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@TheTigerWriter

I was wondering if that kind of content sharing is somehow banned? Or is it just that people don’t want that responsibility?

No, sharing short excerpts from your story is not banned, if fact, we encourage our members to work on their writing right here on the forums with their peers! There just haven’t been many of those types of “rate the ___ above” threads, but they are most definitely not banned!

@TheTigerWriter

if we want feedback on just a paragraph of our work, where can we post that?

You can do that in #writing-improvement! We’ve had quite a few people share bits and pieces of their stories, or entire scenes, in order to workshop them with fellow WackyWriters A good rule-of-thumb, though, is to not share overlong excerpts and to be very specific about what you need help with so that other users know what they’re getting into.

For more details, here is the relevant segment from the Code of Conduct:

6.A Writing Improvement

The "Writing Improvement” category should be used to look for specific feedback or to get answers to research questions for your writing.

• Do not post long "excerpts” of your work for "general feedback”. Our recommended best practice is to limit any excerpts to between 300-600 words.
• Be specific with the feedback you need. Other users cannot help you if they don’t know what you’re looking for help with.
• Try not to post excessive threads asking for feedback in a short span of time. As a writing forum, we understand that you sometimes may need feedback on multiple things, but, where possible, try to consolidate questions in one thread. Alternatively, you could find a Writing Buddy or Hire an Editor .

Cheers,
Mari