Rick
Skilled Writers Beware – If You're Too Good, You Might Get Banned
If you’re serious about poetry and put real effort into your writing, AllPoetry might not be the place for you. Why? Because if your work is too well-structured, too polished, or just really good, their AI detection might flag it as fake. And once that happens, good luck getting them to reconsider. This isn’t just my opinion—it’s backed by facts. I ran my work through multiple AI detection tools, including ChatGPT’s detection and GPTZero and two others, and every single one confirmed my poems were written by a human. But that didn’t matter. AllPoetry still refused to allow my work, and now I’m permanently banned from posting anything. Here’s the real issue: no writer can avoid similarities to other works. Literature has existed for centuries—there are only so many ways to express emotion, describe nature, or tell a story. Some words, phrases, and styles are bound to overlap. That doesn’t mean something was copied or AI-generated. But instead of using AI detection properly, AllPoetry is making judgment calls based on how “AI-like” your writing feels—which is completely subjective. It’s like saying an artist who draws hyper-realistic portraits must be using Photoshop just because their work is too good to be real. Skilled writers are being penalized simply for being skilled. The problem isn’t AI detection itself—it’s that there’s no appeal process, no transparency, and no real way to fight back. Instead of creating a welcoming space for writers, AllPoetry is shutting out people who actually put time and effort into their craft. If you’re an average or beginner-level poet, you’ll probably be fine. But if you’re someone who takes your writing seriously, be careful—your talent might just get you banned.