[ SECRET POST #4138 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4138 ⌋

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

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[Gods of Egypt]


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[GBBO, The Great British Sewing Bee, The Great British Throwdown]


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[A Wrinkle in Time (movie)]


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[Richard Armitage/Lee Pace]











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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

You know, if you don't feel like commenting that's fine, but if you want to say something and you don't for this reason? That's just stupid

I'm not a BNF by any means (thank god) but a fic I'm writing has recently become extremely popular to the point I receive between 100-200 comments per chapter

THAT'S A LOT

And I'm first and foremost an awkward, introvert nerd that gets easily overwhelmed. Looking at the number of comments scares me a bit, so I end up not answering to them most of the time.

But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them, quite the contrary. I'm so grateful for every single comment! It's just that I don't really know what to say back, and copypaste a "thank you for your comment!" under every single one like a little machine, to me, is both a waste of time I could be using to write the next chapter people crave, and really dumb.

This is not meant to be a 'salty' response, I just want to give you a glimpse of what could possibly be like on the other side? Maybe some people are just full of themselves and they feel above the idea of answering their commenters, or maybe they are just like me. Shy and pretty much speechless at all this attention. Who knows.

[(Anonymous)]

You could at least write an author’s note at the end of every chapter to thank your readers for their feedback. It’s a fast/easy way to let everyone know that you do appreciate their comments, but without actually speaking to anyone directly.

I can understand not having the time, energy or desire to reply back sometimes (especially to 100+ comments on every update), but there should be a quick/simple way for you to show appreciation somehow. An acknowledgment of some sort is nice imo ... because while authors are not required to reply directly to anyone, readers are also not required to review anything either. Feedback is very important for anyone who likes creating things, so I don’t think it’s dumb or a waste of time to actually show a little gratitude at times.

Granted, I have no idea what it’s like to make something that gets 100+ comments for each update. I’m lucky if I even get 10 comments, so maybe that’s why I feel this way and why I still reply to everyone (eventually). I’ve always felt that a reader’s time is just as valuable as an author’s time.

Just my opinion.

[lurea]

Link please? I’d love to read something new!!

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Yep! It's the solution I've come to already, just make a note every now and then to let people know that I read all the comments and appreciate them! On other fics I wrote, were I have much, MUUUCH less comments I like to take the time to answer. It's just a matter of sizes, really, when you somehow reach the point I got at with this fic, it's just unthinkable to reply to every single comment properly D:

[(Anonymous)]

100-200 comments per chapter???? I'd say BNF. And if you appreciate them, drop a thank you in a note on the next chapter, ffs. You don't have to do it every chapter.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I do that already : D I mean, no acknowledgement at all is kind of a dick move, I can def agree with that lol

But I still don't think I count as BNF? I mean, for what my concept of a BNF is-- It's just this particular fic that's very popular, but I hardly have a big following on my main platform and I don't feel like I have a flock of adoring fans (and I don't even want that lmao, sounds stressful), so idk. I guess we are just splitting hairs, here, at the end of the day. It's not that important.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

no acknowledgement at all is kind of a dick move

OK, good -- seems like others in this thread don't think so, and I just don't get it. Social anxiety or no. Maybe no one OWES anyone anything, but we're talking about showing appreciation.

And okay I think I'm just jealous lol :)