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[ SECRET POST #6613 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6613 ⌋

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Tell us how you really feel FS.

Assuming this is comments on fic? They're nice, of course. It's fun to get the little notifications for comments and kudos or whatever in my email.

If I post something and don't get any notifications I plain old don't notice.

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I got an email the other day for a ficlet I totally forgot I wrote. It was for a tiny obscure fandom over ten years ago and wasn’t for the only ship anyone shipped at the time. I never noticed that I never got any kudos or comments in all those years until I got a comment on Sunday. And the fact that someone found and loved it so long after posting is exactly why I post everything.

AYRT

Yup. Anything I write I'm basically posting in case someone else enjoys it. If someone enjoys it, great! If nobody reads it then that's not bad, it's just the default state it would've been if I had never posted it anyway.

Go fuck yourself, pally.

Is this maybe a misfire? Or are that one edgy anon?

ok this made me laugh louder than maybe warranted
jesus christ, f!s...

No don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.

That escalated quickly

I think of them as a bonus. Like yeah I get a little boost of "they like me!" joy but it's not the sole reason I post things. I journal here on DW, comment here on FS, post fic to ao3 all because I have something to say or an idea I want to jot down and get out of my head. I like the process of writing and posting and sending it off into the ether. If people like it and comment or it sparks a conversation? Awesome! Even better! But not getting comments is not a rejection and not something that would stop me from posting.

I understand not everything thinks this way and I can definitely see how posting fic and getting no comments could make someone sad, it's just not the way my brain works.

honestly, I could live without them, but every rare once in a while I get a detailed, thought-out dissection of my writing and take on the characters that thrills me and makes me ok with comments on fic being a thing.

most of the time tho I really just don't know how to respond to "omg hot rite more pls" or I feel like responding would be seen as a bid to artifically inflate the comment count on the fic which is used by some weird subsets of fandom to determine validity. I swear by responding I'm not trying to do anything but let the commenter know that I appreciated what they said, I'm not inflating shit, but people who think that inflating comment counts means anything in the real world...man idk what to tell you besides touch grass.

I'd rather not get comments at all so I don't have to second-guess whether to respond but I feel like I'd miss out on the very nice random compliment by that one person who really got me in that moment.

For what it's worth, I don't think that many people care that much about inflating comment counts in the first place, and most of the ones that do care are complaining more about the people who have long, drawn-out conversations in the comments than authors responding.

With that said, it's nice to get a response from the author, but I don't really expect it, especially on the really short, "I love this! Thanks for writing!" type. I'd love to write more thoughtful comments, but sometimes it's the middle of a WIP that I've already commented on I don't really have a lot that's new to say, but I want to let the author know that I'm still reading and still enjoying it.

I firmly believe that most people who leave comments are exactly like you, nonny. I'll take heart and not worry, because that one rare comment with the person who really gets what the fic is about? /chef's kiss

They're so goddamn commenty.

It's always funny to see how defensive everyone gets on here when anyone ever vents about not getting comments on their works. Sometimes you get 'and THIS is why I don't comment' or 'I shouldn't have to be made to comment - WHY ARE YOU DEMANDING COMMENTS??'

They certainly don't have a problem about commenting here.

Interesting

That secret isn't venting about not getting comments, it's implying that everybody is for some reason (?) lying about not caring about getting them. People are saying it's untrue because it is, lol

I am sort of neutral on fanworks comments but I absolutely get that validation feeling from things reddit upvotes or insta or bluesky likes. Sometimes I do share things specifically because I know it will get lots of upvotes or likes and I am looking for that boost. I've never been that way with fandom though. I've never really thought about that difference much until just now.

I absolutely love comments and they make my day whenever I get them. On the last fic I wrote, there was a lovely person who left detailed comments on their favorite chapters and I so wish I could’ve hugged them because they made me so happy and motivated me to finish my fic.

Complimentary comments: I am always thrilled to get even ONE comment like this

Non-complimentary comments: I don't like these comments. Some can really get to my ego and self esteem, while others merely get an annoyed eyeroll.

In general, I don't really care for comments. I used to crave for comments, but in the past couple of years I realized getting comments doesn't make me feel better about my writing skills. There is no sense of enjoyment and relief that hits as strongly as when I finish writing a story, and realizing this, I've accepted that no amount of comments, kudos or hits can replicate the feelings I seek from completing a story.

I like them. I also write one-shot that literally only appeal to my VERY specific taste 90% of the time, so I don't expect them lmao.

comments can be nice but sometimes seeing I got a comment makes me nervous. It could be something rude or negative or it could be something i don't know what to say to.

Honestly I like bookmarks (on ao3) even over kudos. Bookmarks tell me that someone wants to see more of this. They're much more encouraging than comments OR kudos

Nice comments are nice. I am a shy person so I sometimes don't know what to say in response and I am fine with kudos or bookmarks. I write for rarepairs, small fandoms, and gen fic so I'm used to getting few comments in the first place and write for the sake of fulfilling ideas I personally want to see done, plus putting it out there in the hopes that others find it entertaining. I really appreciate when other fans of rarepairs like my fics! But it's not a big deal to me either way.

Comments are nice, but very honestly, since I feel like I need to reply in kind to most comments, sometimes I'd almost rather have kudos.

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