So we all know that Tumblr is US-centric. But to what degree? (and can we skew the results of this poll by posting it at a time where they should be asleep?)
"i didn't like it" and "I think it wasn't well written" are different. i can personally dislike things that are not bad and i am being so brave about it
Fanfic tiktok is wild... I see so many people saying shit like "I could never read anything below 60k!!", or "What story can you even tell in under 5k words?" or "A oneshot below 10k isn't even a story!" or "I always filter completed fics by 100k< only!"
And I'm like...
A) which fandoms are you reading fics for where you have this kind of offerings on the regular?
B) have you heard of short stories? If you truly think every story NEEDS to be longform to connect with people, I sincerely feel sorry for you.
C) Average novel length is between 50k to 100k. I'm sorry, but CONSISTENTLY demanding fic writers to push out fics of that length is insane. Just think about it: YOU DEMAND AUTHORS TO PUT OUT FICS THAT COMPARE TO COMMERCIAL NOVELS IN LENGTH (AND QUALITY) AS A BASELINE.
[ID: Three screencaps from Taskmaster. Joanne McNally walks past a geodesic dome in a garden. She says eagerly, "This is like a fantasy of mine." The dome is filled with hundreds of teddy bears and stuffed toys. End ID.]
[ID: Five screencaps from Taskmaster. Greg Davies asks, "What have you brought me that you can turn upside down that I'll have fun with?" Steve Pemberton replies, "A calculator." Greg says, "I know where you're going with this... and I approve this message." End ID.]