Author Self Congratulation

"I'd like to thank Such-N-Such, and So-And-So for helping me to write this story. Without them, I wouldn't have been able to finish this and put it on the web."

And then you read the story, and you wish they hadn't put it on the web.

Several furry stories begin with such pompous introductions. Yes, I suppose you should thank someone that helped you with your story, but maybe not so much if your story is a pile of crap and will never be published.