User blog comment:Hero Forever/IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT/@comment-1705775-20120915135757

what I take offense to is the Noblebright specifically stating it shows a "positive view of humanity" as if Dark somehow doesn't - unlike "Stupid-Grimdark" (which is.. well.. stupid) most of our stories show how strong the human spirit is, the dark stories do not glorify torture or killing - in my view they show how powerful good can be and how even in the most horrible of situations you can still find faith in "heroes" (whether they exist in reality or not).

The song "Through The Fire and The Flames" from Dragonforce can be used for many stories in this wiki - so I don't think Dark or Grimdark shows a negative view of humanity, it shows the fact that there are (and always will be) absolutely horrible people and concepts in the world but the importance of standing up for what you believe in and fighting for what is right: that even if you are scared or hurt you don't have to bow to tyranny.

If someone wrote a story in the manner of "Hostel" or a Gore-Movie however then we'd have "Stupid-Dark" - as it would lack any purpose other than to try and shock people, we don't (to my knowledge) allow that kind of story exactly for that reason.

Instead of looking at the negative side of a genre look at the parts that you may not immediatedly recognize - it is easy to condemn, it is hard to look beyond it.

Also if you abhor Dark or Grimdark I'd STRONGLY urge you not to bother writing one, it would likely come off as a passive-attack on the genre - being "forced" to write something you obviously dislike will always do that.