[ SECRET POST #5878 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5878 ⌋

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


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 16 secrets from Secret Submission Post #841.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Secrets you don't want to make...

[(Anonymous)]

I seriously miss the days when fic was better proofread, and when it wasn't considered super rude to gently suggest a beta-reader, or point out something to fix. More and more I'll see fic which is simply riddled with issues get nothing but gushing praise for the stories and for the 'great writing'. Obviously, a story can be very good and engaging without the writing being technically perfect but I notice more and more that any constructive criticism in reviews (even if preceded by praise for other elements) is dismissed as rude pedantry and nitpicking.
To be clear, I'm not talking about the kind of language difficulties that ESL writers have. I'm talking about basic proofreading - typos, spelling, missing words, unfinished sentences, etc. An error or two per chapter is one thing, but there's an error frequency beyond which I simply can't enjoy the story.
Not even too long ago, the overwhelming response to a fic like that would've been "great ideas, but you need a beta, here's how/where to find one", and writers would respond by reposting edited more legible work (or, very rarely, by flouncing). When did the online culture change from that to what it is now?