[ SECRET POST #2630 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2630 ⌋

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Comments

Re: I probably shouldn't have read the thread before responding

[(Anonymous)]

At some point you wonder if it's worth the bother to share anything online any more, so much effort and no connection.

The answer usually seems to be 'no.'

So congrats to everyone who thinks OP is butthurt jerk. You're not helping.

Re: I probably shouldn't have read the thread before responding

[(Anonymous)]

OP and those who share their opinions are unlikely to be the kind of person I'd want to connect with anyway. What if we become friends and I have to hear about how many kudos-without-comments they're getting on a daily? That would be insufferable.

Re: I probably shouldn't have read the thread before responding

[(Anonymous)]

I agree.

I'm also one of those that misses the great, long, in-depth conversations. However, when I started posting fanfic online, there were no review functions. No kudos. If someone wanted to comment, they had to take the time to e-mail, so the feedback you got was almost nonexistent because e-mail was still in its infancy, too.

I'm grateful for reviews. And faves. And follows. And kudos. Each one makes my day a little brighter.

The ones I'd want to connect with? Are the ones who I can have fun AND discussions with. A mutual admiration society, as it were. Not someone who is constantly complaining about how many kudos they get, but so few comments, when I'm sitting here with my precious handful of kudos and no comments.

Re: I probably shouldn't have read the thread before responding

[(Anonymous)]

OP

I think the issue is they think I'm bragging, but it's not like my stories are hot stuff or anything. Anyone who's been around a long time and has posted as consistently as I have is bound to collect a backlog of stories that get traffic and kudos. It's just the nature of the medium. You stick around, you write, you post regularly enough, and you start to collect kudos. It's just math.

I just wish people still commented on stories even a week or two after they drop off the fandom dashboard. Because then we could continue to talk canon points or other stuff raised -- that's what I'm in fandom for. But unless I post another story within a couple of weeks, the first story stops getting comments. It's an interesting phenomenon, as if stories become old news as soon as they drop off the dash.

I miss the days when LJ was the center.

I don't mind the cry moar comments about this post, because I know they just don't get what I'm trying to say. I don't want comments about my writing as much as I want a connection with other fans. And I know that's not unreasonable, because that's the way many people used to enjoy interacting in fandom. But you can't miss what you don't have; I think many newer fans don't realize what they're missing.

The tools often make the communities, and I guess AO3 is just a poor tool for community, although it's an excellent archiving tool.