Comment on Development of a Mary Sue by MissLunaRose

I think people just need to find the balance between two extremes. It seems people are either showering a genuinely bad character with praise (Thus telling the writer that it's ok to make shit characters) or they're pummeling it into the ground (Discouraging the writer from growing or trying again). I think people should tell a writer if their character is bad, but not go off about how the writer is a terrible person for making a mary sue and should be shunned for life. Just a little comment on what they could improve on the character goes a long way.