Young Writers Society

So why do you review?! Pick your top 1, 2, or 3 reasons! If you don't see your biggest reason on the list, explain what it is below!

I quite like competing with my friends and another star shining is a beautiful thing. Sometimes I also learn or get reviews in return.

Other: I like the accomplishment I feel when it seems I get through to a person. It is a cautious feeling, because I don't want to force my style on anyone -- but it is a good feeling nonetheless. To sum it up, I think I review for the same reason teachers teach.

Hmm I kind of missed the obvious didn't I... to help others with their writing. Thanks for your input Stasi


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Shoot! I didn't realize that editing the poll would erase all the votes so far! My bad!

yeah i feel like a jerk for it but i normally only review for points. there are exceptions, there are some fantastic stories on this site that i review just because i wanna gush to the author. but yeah. usually just for points.

I like to review because when someone looks at my advice and says, "hey, that's a good way of looking at it that I hadn't thought of before," it makes me feel like I'm doing something good for a change.

For me, It's a mix between "I'm bored," "I want to improve my writing," "I want to help other people," and "I really wish that this poem/story/whatever had this one thing but the author probably doesn't know what that is and it would just be so cool if..." Except none of those would be enough to make me review, and something is still missing. I think I just like to review at times. Just like reading a book. (And I always *wish* I could review books that are famous and stuff. Be all, "no Shakespeare. That's cliche.")

Ooh I like that Fort! Reviewing just because you enjoy it! I think that's probably the camp that I fall into. I honestly like examining other people's pieces and thinking about them, maybe interpreting them, in the same way that I like to read and analyze what I read!

By tearing apart another's story, I am able to feed on the gory remains and thus extend my years beyond a natural lifespan.

I like reviewing. It's fun to see what other people write and give them advice I know they will appreciate.

I hit other because there was no "all of the above except for 'I'm bored'"

Same for me!

Haha, well, that was half kidding, half serious. I'd be lying if I said I never went to review because I had nothing else to do. Doesn't mean that's my main reason for reviewing at all ever, but in that moment... Yeah.

I honestly care nada about the points. Eight-and-a-half out of ten times, it's because other reviewers have missed a humongous grammar error.

Half-kidding . But I didn't see "obligation" up there....Someone reviews you, you review them.