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fandomsecrets2012-01-28 03:06 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-01-28 03:06 pm
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-29 06:25 am (UTC)(link)I loved the kudos on AO3 since it allowed me to say that I liked/loved the fic w/o having to type it up, esp. when I'm on my mobile device reading. Sometimes I'd comment.
I'm mostly a lurker and I don't enjoy having to find various ways of saying that I liked your fic when I'm reading several fics by the same author in a row and wanted to comment. Kudos let me do that w/o a hassle.
Not to mention that I and probably others feel weird commenting on how much I liked your PWP story! I did comment on someone's LJ once that I liked their PWP fic and they reacted like I was some kind of weirdo (wth, author, isn't that why you wrote it?!), so no, I don't comment on those at all ever since then. Left kudos though on the AO3 PWP fics.
But, no, that wasn't good enough for certain authors who complained that they'd rather get no comments than a kudo. They hate kudos with the passion of 10,000 fiery suns. They want it gone. By God, those reviewers can post and say they liked the fic instead of leaving a kudo, even on the PWP ones that people might be embarrassed to admit liking (admittedly, I did find this argument saner than the author who reacted like I was weird for liking the PWP fic she wrote. One of the whiners said that's why she wrote it in the first place!).
Well, screw them. They got their wish. Now, I very rarely leave comments and I no longer give kudos at all. No matter if I loved the fic and it's the fifth time I'm re-reading it. I might rethink this if the authors have a kudos policy on their profile/story (ie. state if they want kudos or not) but until then...../kanyeshrug.
Oh, and, if someone reviews something in a comment that's longer than I really this, it's only polite to acknowledge, even a "I'm glad you loved it," is great. It really pisses me off to leave a review of how much I liked your fic and quote my fave parts and talk about it and to get nothing, no even a, "I'm glad you loved it," in return. If I've done all that, I've really loved the fic. It doesn't not encourage a reviewer to comment. Well, not me, at least.
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I hate those people who get angry if you don't leave a litcrit review and just say "I really enjoyed this!" If I really enjoyed it, I probably didn't see much to get critical over! Also, it's not my job to become your writing teacher just because I read your fic.
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-29 11:26 am (UTC)(link)no subject
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-30 12:18 am (UTC)(link)no subject
TBH I basically use LJ only to follow lolita related comms, I'm on DW :)
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-30 06:30 am (UTC)(link)no subject
(Anonymous) 2012-01-30 05:38 am (UTC)(link)Honestly, let's be frank: who gives a fuck about kudos. They're really nice to get, certainly! But when I say "who gives a fuck," I mean...it's a nice thing for someone else to do, but no, counting up your kudos as a writer doesn't mean anything except four people liked your fic. It doesn't mean that the person who got 20 kudos is a better writer. It's not life points.
You can go to AO3 and see a fic that has 20 comments, and all of them say "Nice!" or "Neato! Keep writing! XD" Then you go to another, see it has 2 comments, and both of them are wonderfully in-depth, reflective responses.
I know which of those scenarios I'd rather have.
And stating you don't want kudos...like, really? Who are you? The Diva Number One Bitch of Fandom?
No. You're not getting your crown. Sorry.