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A short post, as a preamble to my transcribing some rambling from today's trip, and in response to a Tumblr discussion since I seldom post anything on Tumblr any more.
So, I've kind of given up leaving responses - or reading much of anything - on FFN. AO3 isn't ad-supported and has a friendlier interface overall; it's just plain easier to leave a comment there. Easier to start following an author, easier to read without worrying about hammering a data plan, and easier to leave that bare-minimum feedback, a Kudos.
Apparently some people have criteria for Kudos. In response to that discussion on Tumblr, I wanted to share what my current criteria are for feedback on AO3.
Did I finish reading the fic/a chapter? Kudos. I got at least those few minutes of entertainment out of getting that far, there's my acknowledgement. If I really didn't enjoy what I was reading, I wouldn't have gotten to the end of the page.
Were there a few things that gave me joy, or one thing in an update to a fic I previously kudos'd? A short comment expressing what I enjoyed. I don't always comment on every chapter (especially if I'm playing catch-up) or every short-fic, but if a line made me laugh or if there was something I thought was clever, I want to say so.
Was there a theme that just plain worked, or a great chunk of banter, or clever characterization twists? A longer comment. This is really an extension of the previous, except that I just keep going. If there's something I really enjoyed reading, I want to let the author know - in detail, about what I enjoyed in the hopes that they'll go and do more of that.
FFN killed my habit of commenting on stories, but a few fantastic AO3 entries have steadily been reviving it. There's times when I have a story that I really enjoyed, but don't know what to say; of late, I've been leaving those tabs open to hopefully make amends to later. Reading well-written fanfic is a joy, though, and these days I'm trying to let the authors know that.
So, I've kind of given up leaving responses - or reading much of anything - on FFN. AO3 isn't ad-supported and has a friendlier interface overall; it's just plain easier to leave a comment there. Easier to start following an author, easier to read without worrying about hammering a data plan, and easier to leave that bare-minimum feedback, a Kudos.
Apparently some people have criteria for Kudos. In response to that discussion on Tumblr, I wanted to share what my current criteria are for feedback on AO3.
Did I finish reading the fic/a chapter? Kudos. I got at least those few minutes of entertainment out of getting that far, there's my acknowledgement. If I really didn't enjoy what I was reading, I wouldn't have gotten to the end of the page.
Were there a few things that gave me joy, or one thing in an update to a fic I previously kudos'd? A short comment expressing what I enjoyed. I don't always comment on every chapter (especially if I'm playing catch-up) or every short-fic, but if a line made me laugh or if there was something I thought was clever, I want to say so.
Was there a theme that just plain worked, or a great chunk of banter, or clever characterization twists? A longer comment. This is really an extension of the previous, except that I just keep going. If there's something I really enjoyed reading, I want to let the author know - in detail, about what I enjoyed in the hopes that they'll go and do more of that.
FFN killed my habit of commenting on stories, but a few fantastic AO3 entries have steadily been reviving it. There's times when I have a story that I really enjoyed, but don't know what to say; of late, I've been leaving those tabs open to hopefully make amends to later. Reading well-written fanfic is a joy, though, and these days I'm trying to let the authors know that.
