MegaZone wrote:
1. Bad formatting. Simple as that, lines like this one I'm doing deliberately that are longer than 80 columns
or that have
seemingly random line wrapping. It makes it a bitch to read, and what it
does for me is make me think "If the author couldn't take the time to do
something as simple as format the text, I bet they didn't take the time to
write a good story."
This is rather poor reasoning. Bad formatting is usually a software
problem and has nothing to do with the ability to write a good story.
If you get an unreadable story, send a polite note to the author telling
him the problem. Chances are he has no idea that anything's wrong.
-- David