[ SECRET POST #6515 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6515 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

This is a situation in which I'd say feeling entitled to a comment or response is totally justified: when you didn't post a fic that you wanted to write for 'whoever might want to read it,' you posted a fic that you wrote for a certain person who literally requested said fic.

[(Anonymous)]

I dunno, I think you're entitled to a bit more than a generic comment from the actual person who you wrote it for. You put the effort in, you deserve a bit of appreciation for your work.

[(Anonymous)]

A generic response is maybe understandable if the recipient is awkward about compliments or maybe didn't like the gift somehow and is trying to be polite. Not that I'm assuming the fault is yours, the recipient might just be bad at responding.

NO response at all though? Asshole behavior.

SA

[(Anonymous)]

*assuming the generic response also isn't like "Nice, thanks!" and that's it. Like if it's generic but they seem to have tried, at least they tried.

[(Anonymous)]

Some exchanges require recipients to comment, and I think that's a good rule. You made them a gift to their specifications, they should at least be polite!

Personally, I haven't written for an exchange in a while due to life stuff, but I just wrote for one and...no comment from the recipient in six days so far. Though thank you to the other random person who commented, you made my day.

[ariakas]

No, this is just legitimately poor form; a comment is expected in response to someone fulfilling a specific request. Someone who isn't willing to put even that much effort in shouldn't be making requests in the first place.

[(Anonymous)]

Not leaving a comment at all is rude as shit imo, I can understand someone not being good with words and giving a short comment of thanks I don't think I'd be put off by that, but writing something and getting nothing? Nah that's completely valid to be mad at.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh no, you are extremely entitled to a reaction when it comes to exchanges. Yes, there's always a risk of not getting a gift or not being thanked for what you gave, but it's extremely rude to request something in an exchange and then not even acknowledge what a person put their time and effort into.

[(Anonymous)]

I hear you on this, anon. It's so frustrating, especially given how much work it can be sometimes to tailor something to a specific set of likes/requests. It feels like a slap in the face to not get any kind of comment. This has happened to me as well, more than once. I like exchange or events that require a comment or the recipient is subsequently banned. I've also participated in a regular exchange that gets a lot of the same participants and have said 'do not match me with this person' because that person hasn't commented on stuff I've written for them in the past. I'm not going to write for them again, ever.

(and truthfully, I've sometimes received stuff in exchanges that wasn't necessarily great, but I still really appreciate the effort put into it, and make sure to leave detailed and appreciative comments. so, sorry recipients who don't reply because maybe it's not 100% what you wanted...too bad. have some manners)

[(Anonymous)]

I don’t know if I want to keep doing fic exchanges because I got nothing on the last few I did. I got comments from other people, but not the recipients. And I’ve gotten fics I didn’t really like, but I always found something good about them to leave a comment and a thank you.

[(Anonymous)]

Me too. I haven't done an exchange in a while, but I find a few nice things to comment on even if the fic isn't really my cup of tea. I really do appreciate having my prompt filled.

[(Anonymous)]

This is exactly why I stopped doing exchanges. I don’t care about reviews or kudos but if I write something for you personally, I absolutely expect you to respond. And I really think it should be a meaningful response but the last few I did didn’t get any acknowledgment from the recipient whatsoever.

[arcanetrivia]

I don't think it's unfair to want the effort you went to to be acknowledged.