First some givens so that we're all on the same page.

• Slenderman is not real, you're not being stalked, and there is no such thing as a proxy. If you disagree with this statement (remember, this is a meta post), then you need mental help. Seek a psychiatrist immediately.

• We all suspend disbelief for the sake of the subreddit. If we didn't, there'd be almost nothing to talk about. When someone posts fiction, they are basically assured that people will play along.

Now, if you're going to post that you're being stalked, please put some damn effort in. These days, this kind of post is always the same basic thing. "I saw this thing and that thing, I think I'm being stalked, what do you think?" The "evidence" concocted for the tale is always designed to be leading, and for anyone to even suggest that the poster ISN'T being stalked wouldn't even make sense given the "evidence".

I really want to see this subreddit get back to good stories that aren't just half-paragraph "Oh no, what do?" posts with no plot and flimsy circumstances. If you're gonna put the effort into some new creepypasta, post it; first person is fine, too. If not, don't bother posting that same, tired paragraph or two.