Redskinluver:
I enjoy spankings over panties stories too, whether or not they end up being taken down at some point.
Pretty much my view, although in my stories the panties are almost always taken down. I always give some thought to the colour and general description of the panties and try to make them surprising or amusing in some way - for example a policewoman with real little-girly panties, a teddy bear on or something.