[ SECRET POST #3280 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3280 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 053 secrets from Secret Submission Post #469.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

You are getting fanfic for free, just say thank you and move on if you cannot say something nice. It isn't your job to nitpick pedantic details, how do you know it isn't someone writing in their second language?

[(Anonymous)]

And here we have a prime example of the cancer that is killing fandom.

[(Anonymous)]

Because someone writing in a second language has no interest in furthering their knowledge of that language!

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

Nor is it your job to police reviews. As a fanfic writer, I do actually appreciate having typos pointed out, and I very much like hearing readers opinions on what happened in my story, even if they didn't like it. Obviously, I prefer that they state their opinion in a coherent manner instead of just "this sux!!11!", but if I get those reviews, I just ignore them. I actually DO want to know what readers think.

If you're a special snowflake author who can't handle any feedback that isn't "you're awesome!" and/or you're writing in a second language and feeling sensitive about it, then add a disclaimer at the front of your fic.

Otherwise the effect is that, fandom-wide, nobody says anything at all because of a minority of snowflakes react poorly.

[(Anonymous)]

I first came across this "don't say anything if it isn't 100% praise" attitude on LJ. Several times I was berated for criticising my own fics. I understand not being harsh to other people's fics, but my own? I hated that attitude so much. It drove me away from several LJ communities.

Got to say, I think tumblr is even worse. I tried it and soon deleted my blog there.

These days I just share my fanfic directly with a very small circle of friends. I don't need some stranger telling me I can't even criticise my own work. Okay, so be it. None of you get my fics posted publicly any more. (Yes, I'm bitter, but it's definitely for the best. I actually want to improve my writing over time, not just get x amount of comments.)