[ SECRET POST #3774 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3774 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I'm trying to leave more comments lately, but I have to say it's not going great? I'm not giving up or anything, just...well...it seems like my comments come down to "I really enjoyed this, thanks!" or something. And the fic already has a ton of comments, and the author only replies to the REALLY GOOD ones...and I know mine aren't that good...but it feels really awkward I guess, once again even in commenting I'm not quite good enough for a fandom. :(

+1

[(Anonymous)]

I comment if I have an actual comment or *really* loved a fic but otherwise it's a kudos for anything I like

[(Anonymous)]

I rarely get replies to my comments and it doesn't bother me. My previous fandom was mostly dead before I even got into it, I just figured people would like to get a nice note about their story, and I think that's helped me get more into commenting on new stuff.

I think some writers find it hard to find something to say in response to just "Thanks, I really enjoyed this!". Just imagine you're brightening their day.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, when I read stories now, I try to leave a comment if I liked it, even if it's not very in depth. Even if I didn't like it but the story had a lot of heart and seemed to mean a lot to the author, I'll say something. I'm writing a long fic with many chapters right now and I know how happy I get whenever someone leaves a comment. It's just nice to make people happy, and it doesn't take much time to do it.

Good on you man

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

:D I just want everyone in this thread to chill, basically.

I have commented on a story that had a lot of heart a few times. Particularly if the author is writing their own spin on things in a fandom with a really established fanon.

[(Anonymous)]

I reply to all comments

I must admit I side eye authors who don't reply at all, or pick and choose.

(having said that, I remember a while ago there were anons going around on tumblr accusing authors of inflating their comment numbers by replying!)

[(Anonymous)]

I remember when I first started posting to AO3. On the one hand there was an easy method to reply to comments. On the otherhand there was a pretty heavy pressure not to inflate comnent counts with replies. So for about two years, I didn't reply to feedback. And then I thought 'hang it, I'm thankful they commented.'

Now I reply to all comments.

[(Anonymous)]

Smart people aren't sorting by comments anyway. All that gets you are the fics written by the people with the most groupies, and a bunch of high school AUs and whump the woobie fics. Sort by bookmarks. Your brain will thank you.

[dancing_serpent]

Hee, yeah. That's been pretty much my experience, too, and sorting by bookmarks works best for me, as well.

[(Anonymous)]

Replying to comments is also a pretty new thing, fandom-wise. Most earlier archives did't have an easy way to reply to comments, and mailing lists had their own rules about how feedback should be sent/replied to, so a lot of older writers never got into the habit of replying with anything more than maybe a "thanks to everyone who reviewed" in their author's notes. If anyone wanted a more in-depth conversation, that's what a PM or email was for.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't usually reply to comments on older fic, especially if I don't have much to say and/or I'm busy, which, grad school, is almost always. But even a little 'I really enjoyed this!' on three-years-ago yuletide fic can make me smile.

Kudos...intellectually, I appreciate them, especially because lots of people sort by them, but it just flat doesn't push the happy button in my head the same way. *shrug*

I leave kudos when I don't have the spoons for comments too, I'm judging nobody.