Open letter

[kat_lair]

Dear Fanfic Author,

If you are not going to bother answering comments, then I'm not going to bother with leaving you one, no matter how much I liked your fic. And no, I'm not talking about comments a few days old that you just haven't gotten around to yet. I'm talking about comments that were left several months ago and haven't been acknowledged with even a simple 'thank you'. Also, if it's clear that you're only answering comments left by your in-crowd or other so-called BNFs, then I will be doubley disinclined to acknowledge your fic in any way. Because nothing gets up my nose faster than that sort of high-school elitism and if that makes me a petty bitch then so be it. You can take your entitlement issues and 5 pages of unanswered comments and fuck off.

Ask me if I care,
Kat

Comments

[krazykipper.livejournal.com]

That's just rude. Seriously. You should always thank commenters. Specially if you've got 5 pages. I get excited if I get 10 comments.

Just bitchslap her. ;p

[delicatelight.livejournal.com]

I hate that. I'm not great about answering comments sometimes, but I always answer fic comments. Someone has taken the time to tell you that they enjoyed what you created, the very least you can do is give a simple "thank you."

[pushkin666.livejournal.com]

that's really bloody rude. if people take the time out to comment, even if it's just a "i liked that" then it's should be responded to.

that sort of thing really irritates me. and yeah I'm with kip. bitchslapping is always a useful tool. :-)

[maboheme.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to leave a letter like this for ages to some fanfic writers. Right on. <3

Truly one of my biggest pet peeves in fandom, lol.

[fictionalfaerie.livejournal.com]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.
Nothing irks me more than someone who wants comments, but doesn't acknowledge me.
I may take a few days or a week or something to reply if I'm busy when I get a comment- fic or regular post- but I always, ALWAYS go back and reply, and the notification doesn't get archived in my email until I do reply- it stays waiting in my inbox until I deal with it.

[jadziadrgnrdr.livejournal.com]

Yeah I hate that too. I used to never leave comments when I read but then I started to feel bad because the least I could do was give a thanks for being entertained for free but when someone only answers select comments or none at all I'm like "Well that's one last person I have to comment on." >:(

[darkentwisted.livejournal.com]

I live for comments!
Good or bad I take them all.

[iniq.livejournal.com]

Word.


Of course, someone can just forget to answer one, but when it's every comment on every chapter, it's a bit ridiculous. And those will be the ones who apologize for spamming your flist with posting a multi chapter story... when they could just alter the fucking date and have just the master post appear on their flist. The irony. So smart, so self-centered, such good writers, such big morons...

[twofourteen.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I hate that. I can understand if real life attacks and they don't get the last few comments, but I hate when there are pages and pages and… nothing. :(

[entangled-now.livejournal.com]

I agree, it always seems rude to me when there are pages and pages of comments, and not even a thank you to be seen. I was taught that if someone says something nice, or even helps you by pointing out something you missed, you should always say 'thank you.'

[sateenmusta.livejournal.com]

ugh, I hate that. I try to answer all of the comments I get because I want the readers to know their commenting is really being appreciated, y'know? Also, like you said, that kind of high school bullshit elitism just irks the shit out of me. D:

[deansam67.livejournal.com]

I kinda want to hump you for making this post. Just sayin'!

There's nothing worse....

(Not that I'm perfect, but I get to back to people eventually ♥)