The Unicorn
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That isn't fair to the readers and giving SB too much credit. While there were a bunch of silly readers who got out of hand, when the SB moderators intervened they made it clear that the content of the chapter was problematical as well, although they were "generous" enough to let it go unless the story was going to have more politics in it. Quoting from the Moderator's post in the threadHere, in a story full of Royal families, Dukes and Lords, you wanted your guy to put in some limited democracy. There were a few folks who were so upset that you wanted a limited democratic system (In a setup where democracy pretty much didn't exist) that they drove the story out of the site.
That is what forced the story away from SpaceBattles, not the silly readers.SB Moderator said:And yes, Speaker4thesilent that includes you. While SB allows authors to address politics in their stories, your last chapter was veering into outright soapbox territory, and you were an enthusiastic participant in the derail that followed. If it weren't for how long this took, you would be getting points along with the rest.