Why do people diss the story when they send feedback?
And I don't mean critical feedback, I mean "usually I prefer stories with beginnings and ends and not just middles, but I liked this".
W.T.F.?
Angel: I can stay in town as long as you want me. Buffy: How's forever? Does forever work for you?
'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Consuela - Feb 20, 2008 8:11:44 pm PST #5221 of 10436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Fay - Feb 21, 2008 4:51:28 am PST #5222 of 10436
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Er.
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...nope, I got nuthin'. Except "People = Teh Stoopid", which I realise is a most ungrateful response to feedback, and yet...it's from the heart.
shrift - Feb 21, 2008 4:55:54 am PST #5223 of 10436
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
And I don't mean critical feedback, I mean "usually I prefer stories with beginnings and ends and not just middles, but I liked this".
There's "hey, you made me like something I normally don't, and that's kind of cool!" feedback, and then there's, "hey, I'm going to be kind of a douchebag right now, just because I can!" feedback.
Sorry you got the latter, Consuela.
Beverly - Feb 21, 2008 10:47:47 am PST #5224 of 10436
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Yeah, I kinda had to stop and make sure I've left the former, and that it wasn't the latter. 'Cause I say, "You made me like stuff I usually don't read or like" a lot, and I've meant it as a compliment.
shrift - Feb 21, 2008 12:07:42 pm PST #5225 of 10436
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I take it as a compliment when I get feedback like "I don't normally read Character X/Pairing Y/Fandom Z, but I like this!"
But I've received feedback like, "Hey, you spelled the character names correctly and maintained a consistent POV!" And I don't know exactly how to respond to that sort of thing.
Ailleann - Feb 21, 2008 12:47:18 pm PST #5226 of 10436
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Thanks for noticing?
SailAweigh - Feb 21, 2008 5:12:56 pm PST #5227 of 10436
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I gotta admit, I've given that kind of feedback. After some of the crap you read, it's like water in the desert. You almost don't believe it's actually there and you're so grateful for it, you're shouting it to the rooftops.
dcp - Feb 21, 2008 5:27:14 pm PST #5228 of 10436
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Um. I left feedback to a Stargate fic on TtH once that ended with something like "...and thanks for taking the time to get the geography of Colorado Springs right. Not many do."
Consuela - Feb 21, 2008 6:04:22 pm PST #5229 of 10436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yeah, it was the kind of feedback that just made me boggle. I mean, really, speaking for myself, a lot of crossovers waste way too much time on setup, when what the reader wants is that moment of collision. I am not going to waste 4,000 words getting Sheppard to the Uncharted Territories, dude.
Eh. Anyway. At least my SPN/SCC crossover has gotten a nice reception.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Feb 21, 2008 11:08:17 pm PST #5230 of 10436
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
a lot of crossovers waste way too much time on setup
So true. My theory is that people waste time on setup because that's the part the makes them feel clever. "Look, I have done such a realistic job getting Harry and Hermione onto the Starship Enterprise, nobody would ever guess that they weren't part of the same world."