Modern authors often cross-post to more user-friendly sites like Nifty or MCStories , which maintain strict quality controls.
Is there data behind the claim? A 2023 pilot study tracked 120 new authors (first-author papers by PhD students) across two groups: those who used AstroRG’s feedback tools and those who did not. Results:
Mentioning "formatting" or "grammar" helps other users know they won't be struggling through typos. Compare (nicely):
Writing for a legacy platform like the Alt.Sex.Stories Text Repository (ASSTR)