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Long story short: when I had an FFN account, I publicly promised that I would reply to any and all reviews, if only to say thanks. It was nice because the replies were private, so even though I felt bad about it, writing out the same "Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!" over and over was doable.

But now I'm on AO3, and since replying to everyone was exhausting, now I'm replying to no one. And I feel just as awful because I'm not saying thank you for comments... but on the other hand, I can't just reply to some people and not others.

Basically I'm trying to be a nice person to random strangers and it's another thing to spend energy on and I wanted to whine about it.

What's your personal comment/review etiquette, whether you give or receive them?

If the person who reviews just says something like 'This is so cute!', I might reply, but if I get a load of comments, I probably won't. The only ones I'd make an effort on are constructive criticism, or the ones that point out their favourite parts and why they liked it so much.

I don't much like replying to comments on ao3 anyway because they count towards the displayed amount of comments. Sometimes it'll seem to me like a fic is really popular because it has 20 reviews (my fandom is small, okay), but it turns out that the author is just having a conversation with someone in the comments section.

This exactly. I like to thank people, and used to, but then I was like "...Oh man, I'm making my fic look more popular than it really is" and decided to stop, so now mostly I only reply if someone asks a question, and then mostly via PM rather than as a comment unless it's something that might be useful for more people to know.

Or if someone says something funny enough that I can't resist a witty reply or whatever. XD

I do art, so things might be a bit different. I always respond to friends and respond to comments if they have something insightful or remotely constructive. I don't usually respond to things like, "Awesome job!" or "Great work!"

Pretty much if a good conversation can come out of it or someone put a lot of time in to writing it a review, I'll respond.

I only reply if I feel they've said something worth replying to - like someone pointing out where I was inconsistent or someone asking for clarification or a nice critique. But the usual compliments or insults or whatever I just tend to ignore now.

I acknowledge or respond to all reviews that are sweet or give good criticism.

I make it a point to always be as pleasant as possible with polite critics because they seem to be rare on the internet and I want them to know I appreciate what they're doing. I can only hope it will encourage them to continue doing it right.

flamers or rude reviewers? Bleh don't bother responding to them and giving them any satisfaction Really , I am open to criticism but I don't take shit from people whether they fancy themselves a "critic" or not.

Also an example of blunt but useful criticism:

"Sorry but [character] is OOC because [reason]. I think you got [thing] wrong."

example of "shit":

"This story is shit. Your dumb OC/ship/crossover/ sucks, nobody wants to read this, take it down"

I mean if someone actually gives a nugget of good criticism when they're being a jerk I'll take the tip because tips are precious no matter the source. But if they try demanding that I take it down or bitch at me for something that was clearly warned , I just don't listen.

(I once had someone on FF.net complain about the presence of another canon's characters in a story that was marked THREE TIMES as a crossover. Like you couldn't miss it. It's one thing to not like crossovers but another to complain about something that has a big blinking warning sign regarding what you're complaining about.)

I wouldn't feel bad. I'm leaving a review as a thank you and not to get acknowledged by the author. It's nice sometimes when they have something to say in reply, but that's all.

I usually reply to comments, but I didn't on last year's Yuletide fic because I was ill and then it felt like too much time had passed. My fics don't get that many comments, so replying is not a problem. I tell myself it's because I write unpopular pairings or gen or whatever.

FFN's private reply system is great and I wish AO3 had something like it.

You're getting lots of comments on AO3? Seriously? How are you managing that? I get maybe one comment for ten stories on AO3, as opposed to the comments I get on FFN.

I write for popular fandoms, I write for kink memes (so I already have an audience that will follow the links), and I write a lot of (at least non-crappy) porn.

Sex, surprisingly, sells.

The gen and non-porn fics I do, and the ones for lesser-known fandoms, get some acknowledgement, but not nearly as many hits, never mind comments.

(I mean, I'd like to think it's because I'm a good writer, but if I'm honest then the above factors probably have more to do with it.)

DA

Idk I get about 5-10 a chapter. Popular fandom + kinky porn + okay writing = lots and lots of comments. Most of it "that's so hot cannot wait for more" types.

I tend to reply at about the same length as the reviewer did. If they say, "Great job!" I'll reply with "Thanks!" If they give me a five paragraph essay of insightful commentary, I will write a much longer reply of thoughtful response. I've never had anyone flame me before, so I have no idea what I would say to that. Ignore it, I imagine.

I got my first flame on a story that was seven years old. I imagined many responses to my first flame....laughter was NOT one of them.

But I agree that ignoring is the best course of action. In my experience flamers will always find someway to make you out to be "butthurt" no matter what the reaction so it's best not to give them any fuel.

I reply to every comment i get, even if it's just 'Thank you! :)'. Even in the heyday of my writing when i got a *lot* of comments, it never felt like a big deal.

*shrug*
That's just me.

(reply from suspended user)

My stance on FFN (I generally just read, I haven't written anything since high school) is that if it is a chapter fic, I will follow it and the next time they update, I will review, even if it's just "I loved this chapter"

If I know the author will respond to my review, I try to write a few more meaningful things, which parts I liked, if there was something I didn't like or I was confused on.

Mostly if I know they will respond, I will put more effort into my review. I hate when an author BEGS for reviews and then doesn't thank someone in either a PM or the author's notes in the beginning.

Tbh, I don't usually care if I get replies to my feedback because it's about giving.

I have the same problem you do when I'm replying to feedback because some of it is really sweet and I just respond, "Thank you. I'm glad you liked it" etc, which seems inadequate. :/

When I'm leaving feedback, it doesn't bother me at all if someone doesn't respond with thanks. As others have said, my feedback is thanks for the story.

As someone receiving feedback, I usually do go with a repetitive "Thanks!" "Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!" "Thanks!" "Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!"

Seriously, if being thanked with insufficient uniqueness bothers someone, they're pretty unique themselves. :)

If I see that the author isn't answering comments consistently, or seems to have stopped answering comments, I figure they don't care about mine and don't leave one. (It's a flawed metric, sure, but it's the one I have, and some writers apparently actually get annoyed by comments on old stories, so I just figure that's their way of indicating it.)

If I actively enjoyed a story, I try to leave something, but I haven't had much energy for constructing comments lately, so I'm happiest when they're on AO3 and I can just click the "Kudos" button.

I answer all comments left on my stories, though not always in a super-timely fashion. I used to be able to come up with at least vaguely interesting comment replies (or, for that matter, comments on stories I liked); but lately, I can't really come up with anything. Just saying "Thank you!" costs me very little, though, and it's a price I can pay. Makes me love AO3 Kudos even more, though.

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