[ SECRET POST #2122 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2122 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Sort of the way YouTube has a like/dislike function ... it's an interesting idea, but I don't want to see that implemented on the AO3, because there's such a disparity between fandoms. In some fandoms, a lot of dislikes could mean you can't spell or use grammar, but in others, it could just mean that you write for Hated Minority Pairing.

I really feel like I can evaluate negative comments better than I can evaluate a down vote, and that's important to me. Whereas kudos don't really influence what I read at all. I consider them more like candy for the author, and that's about it. I look at the summary, see if the premise appeals to me, and maybe read the story reviews. But if you're going to go out of your way to give someone a downer, I'd rather that be something that takes actual effort and thought. Not something accidental, like "I pushed the wrong button." I realize you can accidentally send a kudos, but ... put it this way, a lot of authors I value are sensitive about what other people think of them. I don't want them stressing over what having their fic disliked means when it could mean just about anything, from "a troll went by" to "I think your story is horrible" because they're more likely to assume the latter. I prioritize having a community that can shield its (what is it, optimistically 20%) of creators from uncommunicative disapproval. That's worth it to me, even if it means that I frown at a few stories that I wouldn't take the time to criticize.

I do get what you're saying in relation to stories that have thousands of kudos and really disappoint you, but I don't like what an across the board "have a down vote!" would probably do in relation to authors who write well and still only get a little tinder pile of kudos. I think in the long run, you'd be making people feel like the only writers who really belong on AO3 are the BNFs.