[ SECRET POST #3380 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3380 ⌋

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Comments

[dancing_clown]

"I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting."

There's no reason other than stroking your own ego to say more.

[diet_poison]

I don't think that's always true, and I think that's kind of an unfair assertion tbh

[dancing_clown]

Okay. I think it sounds like OP is fighting the urge to feel superior and call out -- granted, gently so -- a reviewer for reading their fic wrong.

[ketita]

I once had an uncomfortable thing with a reviewer. I had a character turn into a dragon in the story, and then this reviewer showed up asking what color the dragon was (it was a relatively brief moment in the middle of all the action, so I hadn't actually described the color), and suggested it being black.
I thought about it and responded that the dragon would be mirrored, because it made more sense for this character (and a black dragon would be more of a target, so unless it was night they probably wouldn't go for black).
The reviewer responded with "well I imagine it black! and it makes more sense because [something about pigmentation]"
To which I was like ????????okay I mean what do you want me to say to this. Also dragons are not real, they can look like whatever.

Then I left it alone because there was no point getting into an argument about it.
I guess all I'm saying is that sometimes you do end up telling reviewers they're "wrong", though idk, maybe I shouldn't have responded. I mean they didn't seem to care anyway.

[diet_poison]

Idk that seems like...a pretty reasonable thing to do? and doesn't mean you're feeling or acting superior? it can be frustrating to have someone totally miss the point of what you're writing

and in general, there are many reasons other than ego-stroking to give a more in-depth response to a review. it's okay to like talking about the things you're writing.

[(Anonymous)]

Not OP-- I had a reader scold me for that very response. "I put so much work into leaving a thoughtful comment, and I get this generic response?"

(Said comments contained so many tangents I was never sure whether the reader liked the story--or in fact had actually read it. I am grateful to have any readers but I wasn't totally sorry when that one quit commenting. )

[dancing_clown]

For that reviewer, I'd have no problem then giving a be careful what you wish for and responding appropriately. But there's no reason for an initial reply that's anything like "you're doing it wrong," and if that's all you have to say, best to be generic until a response like the one you describe comes up.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

I'd respond to that with a statement along the lines of "Your comment was something I felt did not feel a need to engage in a debate over so I gave a simple response of thanks instead."

Because I look at replies of "Thanks for reading" to review/comments of mine and think that (as I said before) is probably their underlying reason. It is certainly a frequent reason why I end discussion threads around here with no response sometimes.