For me personally, though, the biggest determining factor in whether I post a comment is whether there are a lot of comments already, and how popular the pairing and fandom are. If I'm reading in a mega fandom, and I'm reading a fic with 100 comments, I don't feel that I have anything to add. If I'm reading a rare pair, or a fic with only a handful of comments, I absolutely will say something and try and express my appreciation as much as I can.
And I do think that one of the things that has happened in fandom has been that megafandoms have gotten bigger and drawn more and more of the fandom energy.
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For me personally, though, the biggest determining factor in whether I post a comment is whether there are a lot of comments already, and how popular the pairing and fandom are. If I'm reading in a mega fandom, and I'm reading a fic with 100 comments, I don't feel that I have anything to add. If I'm reading a rare pair, or a fic with only a handful of comments, I absolutely will say something and try and express my appreciation as much as I can.
And I do think that one of the things that has happened in fandom has been that megafandoms have gotten bigger and drawn more and more of the fandom energy.