[ SECRET POST #1986 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1986 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 119 secrets from Secret Submission Post #284.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0- not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - take it to comments ], [ 1 2 - going to have to be a little more subtle than this ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I have read a lot of fis that I loved, but virtually none of them were ever favorited. Usually I just put them in bookmarks on my computer.

So the fact that people do actually favorite stories can mean something. That they bothered to inform you in even that small way means something.

[(Anonymous)]

That they bothered to inform you in even that small way means something.
Yeah, except that no.
A review is meant to inform the author that the reader "bothered" to read the fic and hopefully liked it. A fav is meant to easily find the fic later and is not meant to inform the author of anything; informing the author is just a side effect.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, except no.
A favorite is a way to say "hey, this was really awesome I'm adding it to my favs and letting the author know how much I liked it!" If I just wanted to easily find the fic later I'd bookmark it, way easier.

[(Anonymous)]

it may mean that to you but to a lot of authors it means, "fuck you, I can't be bothered to type a few words but I'm happy to consume your fic."

[(Anonymous)]

This. One of my 'favorite' excuses being that the reader doesn't have the time to comment. Apparently the reader can spend two hours reading your stuff but can't find two minutes to comment on it. Go figure.

[(Anonymous)]

YES. I've actually, in non-anon discussions of this, had people who I thought were reasonable get all, "I would comment but that takes away from time I could spend on my own writing." What, really? Even if you only spent ten minutes reading my fic you can take one minute to reply without measurably impacting your own writing time.

[(Anonymous)]

it may mean that to you but to a lot of commenters it means exactly what I said. authors expect too much. guess I'll just stop all together with any kudos, favorites, etc because god forbid the author doesn't get the specific kind of acknowledgment that's acceptable to them.

[(Anonymous)]

Authors expect too much? That people take one minute to type a few words is TOO MUCH? DIAF! I think the best thing would be if you would stop reading fic entirely if you think so little of the authors.

[(Anonymous)]

"One minute", huh? Weren't you people complaining just last week that even when people leave reviews, they're still not good enough for you because they just say stuff like "I liked this fic" instead of going into deep detail? How detailed can you get in one minute?

[(Anonymous)]

Same anon as above.
See? This is why review > favorite. At least with a review there can't be any confusion about what the reader means.

[(Anonymous)]

It say even more than that: "hey, this was really awesome I'm adding it to my favs and letting the author and anyone looking my profile know how much I liked it!"

[(Anonymous)]

And it's sooooo significant when it's lost amidst 100, 200 or 500 other favorites on said profile.

[(Anonymous)]

I guess you also hate rec lists with more than ten fics? And delicious bookmarks? And people who just don't say you what you want something?

[(Anonymous)]

People who rec stories without commenting on them absolutely baffle me. What is their thought process?

[(Anonymous)]

You guess wrong. Usually rec lists demand a bit more effort than hitting a button or a link after reading the fic and, if done right, they explain what the reccer liked about the fics.
Reccing without commenting first is odd, like staring and pointing at someone in the street and whispering about that person to your friends, but that's another story.

[(Anonymous)]

This. Favorites ae mainly for the convenience of readers, not authors. Personally I never add something to my favorites list without also reviewing it, because the two things just aren't the same.