[ SECRET POST #4133 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4133 ⌋

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Comments

ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

Readers who view leaving comments as an act of charity that entitles them to recognition/reciprocation are as obnoxious as writers who think they're entitled to comments.

Yes, exactly, exactly. I comment to let the writers now that the effort they put into writing the story is appreciated, and I try my best to tell them what it was that I liked about their work. I guess my mentality must be stuck in the pre-LJ era or something, because I never expect that an author replies to my comments, no matter how long and detailed they might be.

On LJ, I commented because it was the only way the author could know I read and liked their story. On FFN, I comment because it's the only way the author can know that I didn't backbutton halfway through it, and that I liked it. On AO3, I'll comment to let the author know exactly how much I loved their story, because if I've got nothing useful to say, I'll hit the kudos button. It does the exact same job as an "this is so cute, I love it".

I write in old and tiny fandoms where I'll count myself lucky to get three comments on a fic posted to AO3. I'll reply to all of them, including the ones that there's really nothing more than "aw, thank you" to say to, because over the years I've come to understand what the replies to my original comment eccho: that authors who "look down on" their readers by "not showing their appreciation" for comments are terrible, terrible people.