[ SECRET POST #3354 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3354 ⌋

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

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09. [ warning for homophobia / transphobia / misogyny take your pick, people seem to be divided on this one ]













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Comments

Re: I miss getting comments

[(Anonymous)]

This is a genuine question - what is it that makes comments (even ones that just say "This is great I loved it!") more satisfying to you than kudos are?

Re: I miss getting comments

[(Anonymous)]

Effort. The sense of human engagement. The 'vocalization' of thought makes the interaction more intimate and real between writer/reader.

A kudo is a great thing and I appreciate that AO3 puts that in - because I don't really know this wonderful land where people left comments. I have only ever known the comment graveyard. But people will push that simple button when they won't type encouragement or thank you, and it helps a lot.

Re: I miss getting comments

[(Anonymous)]

OP. I don't know, really. I see a lot of people saying they only give comments if they think the fic is exceptional and kudos otherwise, so it might be that.

It's just me being butthurt and I recognise that.

Re: I miss getting comments

[ketita]

Because tbh, a lot of people who write comments don't just write "this is great I loved it". They write personal anecdotes, or they tell me that they've read the fic 20 times, or that the day I updated was their birthday and they're so stoked, or they write tearful capslocks.
All of these let me know how they felt about the story, how it affected them, and it makes the reader a person I can communicate with.

Re: I miss getting comments

[(Anonymous)]

da

Yes, I only leave comments that have a bit of meat on them...which sometimes I don't have the energy for, so I often end up just kudosing instead. Just commenting 'I loved it!' really doesn't feel like enough to me, so I end up falling into the kudos trap.

Re: I miss getting comments

[mrs_don_draper]

Trust me, saying "I love it" IS enough!

Re: I miss getting comments

[ketita]

I wrote to the anon below you - please don't feel like that's "not enough"! While I love getting meaty comments, I've made friends also with people who just went and left "I love it!" on several fics, and I responded, and we struck up a conversation.

Re: I miss getting comments

[(Anonymous)]

That's interesting. One of the things that I've heard in previous iterations of this conversation is that people prefer comments to kudos, even if that comment is just "this is great I loved it", so that's what I was trying to get at.

I do feel like - at least to me - it seems kind of unlikely that kudos are responsible for diminishing that kind of kudos? They seem like very different interactions to me.

Re: I miss getting comments

[ketita]

Kudos, and Ao3 in general, are part of a less-commenting culture. Whether the kudos contribute directly or it has to do with generation, I don't know, but the fact is that to this day I receive more comments on fics I post on ff.net - even if there are far fewer hits.

I personally would still prefer an "I loved it" comment. I'll give you an example - if a person comments that on one fic, I probably won't have much to say, but if they comment on a few fics, I'll generally try to strike up a conversation and say that I'm happy they seem to be enjoying my fics. I've made friends that way.
With kudos, even if somebody goes and kudos every single thing I've written, there's no way for me to acknowledge it or respond to it. There's no option for communication.

Re: I miss getting comments

[mrs_don_draper]

It shows that the reader cared enough to write five words when I took the time to write 100xs as many words for them to enjoy.