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hella1975 · 2 years

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Whats the most 'wtf' threat-message-comment thing you remember getting?

Maybe not a mean comment, but the most like 'why do you feel comfortable saying this to me' thing?

oh to be honest ive never received any actual AWFUL asks/comments but i have received a lot that toe a very fine line to the point i cant even remember all of them. like it's clear there was never any malicious intent but some people just reallyyyyy do not understand boundaries. most of the time i just wont answer but if im in a bad mood i tend to tell you guys off for it lmao so you've actually probably seen the worst ones.

i guess not threatening or mean, but one comment that has always stuck with me just bc of how 'wtf?!' i was about it is this one commenter i had on ao3. they were a reallyyy loyal commenter for MONTHS like every single chapter they'd leave at least a paragraph, and two thirds of the para would always be pure praise for my writing, which was why it was kinda complicated bc i KNEW the rest of the comment wasn't intended to be criticism, they were just the kind of person that clearly didn't have a filter. so what they'd do is they'd say all these compliments, but then they'd say what they DIDNT like about my writing. and my attitude with fanfiction is that unless the work is actively problematic, you just do not tell the author their shortcomings. idc if this isn't a widely held opinion; it's my opinion. ao3 authors are giving us this shit for FREE out of their own time more often than not while balancing jobs and a social life - it is their HOBBY and it's not your place to tell them you dont like their plot or the way they wrote something. write it yourself if it bothers you so much. and so for ages i just didnt respond to this person's comments even though MOST of the comment they'd leave would always be positive, bc the tagged on parts always felt passive aggressive. like they were clearly part of the Annoying atla fandom bc they'd always get annoyed when any of the characters held zuko accountable for anything. they openly admitted that they just wanted zuko to be babied and didn't like it when people were mean to him, a sentiment that REALLY pisses me off, and they were also SUCH a katara anti which, yk, red flag. but it was fine. it wasn't a big deal, i could handle the comments and i genuinely just forgot about them as soon as i read them.

BUT THEN one day they left me a comment being like 'im going to stop reading this fic' which that alone is such an odd thing to alert the author about, but then they proceeded to explain to me why they weren't going to read anymore. like they spent an entire para being like 'this is why i dont really like this fic anymore' LMAO?? and i distinctly remember them saying something about zi se and how they hated him partially because they hate kids but mostly because he was an OC which i just thought was such a fucking funny thing to say like the cheek?? i was flabbergasted and i was kind of sick of their shit at that point, so my response was (para-phrased): 'not to be rude but in future i think you should consider when commenting on fics if your comment is actually necessary. it can be very discouraging as a writer to be told directly by a reader that they don't enjoy your story and don't like the direction you're taking it. i'm confident enough in taob and my own abilities that i can brush it off very easily, but i'm just worried that if you said this to a newer or smaller fic writer it could really impact their confidence. the decision to stop reading isn't the issue here, it's just that you felt the need to explicitly tell me about it' which i thought was very hot and mature of me. like i very rarely pull out the 'taob is one of the biggest fics in a very big fandom' card but when dealing with rude people i have no shame in being like 'i will not miss a single reader like you realise that right i will not notice if you stop reading' so yeah as an experience it was all just very odd JSKDGHKJDSH

#i remember replying to one of their comments bc they'd interpreted hakoda saying he loved sokka and katara more than some random firebender #in a really negative way and i replied REALLY nicely with my own interpretation #and idk maybe this is just me but if the actual AUTHOR OF A WORK replied to me with their interpretation #id kinda assume it held more weight than how i'd interpreted it. maybe #but do you know what this person said? 'we can agree to disagree' NO THE FUCK WE CANT LMAO IM RIGHT I WROTE IT #anyway pls dont go and find this person bc like i said there was never actually any malice i think they were either just young #or short-sighted and lacked a filter #ask #taob asks #also id like to be clear my 'i wont miss it if an individual reader stopped reading' is only applicable to the ones i dont like #i have favourites who i recognise in my inbox and if they stopped reading id be devastated

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caroldantops · 3 years

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hey! im quite new here and i have seen a lot of talk about readers interactions and i was wondering what is the best way to support my favorite writers (like you) because i think i have been doing this wrong and i really want to support writers who do this<3 ps. sorry if that was confusing, english isnt my first language

not confusing at all babes! you're 100% clear.

also can i just say, i very much appreciate you asking this. i would much rather more people speak up and be like "hey, we dont know the best way to support our favorite writers so how can we?" other than just. Not Knowing and Not Doing Anything.

so, im going to speak from my own personal experience but also what ive seen many of my mutuals/writers i follow talk about. this might get a little long but i wanna answer as thoroughly as i can because people should know!

im putting it under a read more because it got hella long, but please i encourage everyone who reads fics but don't interact to read and consider these things.

fellow writers i encourage you to reblog and add any other commentary you think is helpful!

before anything else (this is absolutely not directed at you, anon, you're perfect), i just want to get this out of the way. never come to a writer's blog and get angry with them for complaining about lack of engagement. like jesus christ. writers are putting hours of work on tumblr for you for free. the least we ask is for comments and reblogs. that's it. if you go and act shitty towards writers who ask for more engagement, yet still follow and wait for the next fic, like what are you even doing bro. just stop.

anyway. now let's get to the actual question!

basically all writers on tumblr will agree, reblogs are vital. and i feel like that gets said a lot but maybe people dont actually understand how impactful it is so lemme give an example.

so let's say hypothetically i have 100 followers. that is 100 potential people who see a fic that i post (i say potential because timezones exist so you might not see it as it's posted)

and let's say one of my followers (Person A) reblogs it, and they have 50 followers. that's 50 more people that can read the fic.

and let's say Person B followers Person A and they also reblog it to their 50 followers.

with only two people reblogging a fic, that's already doubling the number of people who have read the fic.

now imagine Person C followers Person A and reblogs the fic, and Person C has like, 1,000 followers. that's so much more exposure for the writer.

and that's only from two followers of the writer. so imagine if all 100 that read the fic reblogged it? the numbers skyrocket at an exponential rate.

plus, more people reading means that the writer could get more people follow them. so they get a more consistent audience.

likes, on the other hand, do not guarantee this exposure. i would say that most people don't have their likes public on tumblr. and also, even if they do, i know that I'm not about to scroll through people's likes rather than scrolling thru their blogs. likes up the notes, and that's about it. of course i understand liking a fic so you can come back to it later, i do that all the time. but if I've liked a fic, i always reblog it once I've read it.

now, say you're reading hardcore smut that you might not want on your main blog for whatever reason, so that's why you don't reblog a fic. look, i get it. sometimes irl people follow your blog, or sometimes you just don't want people to know what you're getting up to. but that's why i made a sideblog specifically for fics.

this entire blog BEGAN as a way for me to reblog fics i liked. and then it grew and grew and grew into all this. not saying that you have to start writing if you do that of course, but i guarantee, i'd rather see a small sideblog blog with like 3 followers reblog my fic than a blog just like the fic and leave. because that's still 3 more people who will see my fic and possibly read it and reblog it. 3 is better than none.

comments. reblogs are important, but comments are really what keep writers writing. they inspire us with new ideas, help figure out what it is that people enjoy from us, help us improve our writing, and most importantly, they make us feel good. and like writing and posting is worth it.

now, i know that sometimes it can feel awkward reblogging with a comment directly on the post. i even usually don't do that unless it's with a friend. but here are some alternatives/tips!

send an ask or DM! if you're really intimidated, sending an anonymous message is by far the easiest way to bypass that awkwardness.

write in the tags!! i cannot express this enough. comment in the tags. ramble about the fic. just put three tags worth of screaming. literally ANY comments in the tags are my favorite thing. i promise you that writers will scroll thru like basically every tag.

also, if they post it on both tumblr and ao3, don't feel weird about giving a little comment on both! i do that all the time. you can even be like 'hey i read this on tumblr first but wanted to say again how much i enjoyed it' and that is like, heart burstingly nice to hear.

also, if you're having trouble coming up with something to say, my like top commenting tip as both a writer and a reader is point out something specific that you like about the fic. when i comment on a fic (this is moreso when i comment on ao3 bc my comments are always longer there) i try to point out a particular line i like. literally if you just copy and paste it and go 'wow i really really like this line especially' that is the number one way to a writer's heart. seriously. it's the simplest thing, but it makes SUCH an impact.

however, if your comments are only asking for more fics, then that's not a comment, that's a request (which not all writers take).

saying something like 'hey i loved this fic a lot! if you have more in store for this in the future, i'd be really excited to read it!' is a million times better than 'will you do a part 2'. i know they don't sound that different, but i promise you that the tone makes a big difference.

(i honestly have more thoughts about good ways to get over commenting fear/know what exactly to comment that doesn't feel generic, so if people would like me to make another post about it i'd do it.)

and last but not least, if the writer has a way to donate, like a ko-fi, that always is so appreciated. of course, take care of yourself first, but if you have a few bucks and wanna show some support to your faves, that's a great way to help :)

oh! also, if the writer ever reblogs those little ask game things, just send them something! engagement outside of writing is also so much appreciated.

i think that's about everything i can think of! i hope this is helpful and that my explanations weren't confusing (if i need to clarify anything let me know). and again, thank you so much for asking! even doing that shows that you're a reader who cares, and that means the world ❤

#misc #writing advice #not really writing advice but like kinda in a way yknow #i didnt really mean for this to be so long #but i felt like the explanation of why reblogs are so important is important for people to understand #bc i think its easy to believe that 'oh i have a really small blog so it wont do anything'#but no! even one more person reading is better than none!#reader advice

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readandwritesilver · 2 years

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i could make a hashtag serious post about this and maybe i will when it's not pushing two am but i just want to say that as my fic has started to. idk. get some more attention in the past year and a half or so ive really noticed that there are a lot of people that are Bad at being normal in ao3 comments. like a lot of people are sweet and even plenty of the odd ones seem well-intentioned and i do love and appreciate most of the comments that i get but i think a lot of people are bad at understanding the two facts that a) this is not like leaving a comment somewhere that the author of a "real" book could hypothetically see it. im not saying its just 100% cool to be weird in that setting either but like. an ao3 comment is functionally a direct message (one that happens to be public, yes, but still) to just like. someone sitting at home on their phone/computer. and that b) said person sitting at home is not your friend and does not know you. i understand how it happens where ypu develop a certain kind of parasocial relationship with fic writers- not only does fanfic feel like very personal stories, due to both being kind of like the author's own love letter to characters you already love & being much much less polished than something you'd read on a shelf, but authors often slip bits of who they are as a person in. notes talking about the responsibility they skirted or late night they pulled while writing, the life event that delayed the fic getting updated/finished, little things about their friends or their family or whatever that inspired minor details, etc etc. maybe they even link social medias that you follow them on. i wont lie and say it's never happened to me before. but the issue comes when you BREACH that and start talking to them like theyre your friend. teasing them in a way only meant for situations where both people know the other's name, offering critiques that shouldn't be offered uninvited unless the person knows ypu well enough to know you dont have mal-intent, etc.

again, plenty of comments are great !! im not trying to like. bitch too eccsessively. but i think that, before commenting, a lot of people need to make sure they've considered that they're saying it directly to the author, and whether or not the author knows them well enough for it to be cool for them to do that

#THIS IS IT !! THIS IS THE THING THAT DOESNT CLICK !! IT DOES NOT MATTER THAY YOU KNOW THEM !! THEY NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU THAN 'ao3 #user castielstits with the rosie animalcrossing icon that's commented on all my fics in this fandom'#yeah idk people are just. weird sometimes. i find there's always certain fics that they seem to flock to but i can never really find a #specific pattern to it. ive never disabled/moderated comments but ive definitely deleted/ignored some #idk. and i always get this weird guilt when i delete/ignore a comment and i HATE it because i know im doing the right thing #but i still feel bad because like. i make a point to respond to every comment i always have in the four-plus years ive been writing fic #like i still get just as excited when i see my inbox update as i did when there was someone new using the word smol under my #wattpad shit. so i dont like feeling guilty but i still do which is probably why i will not disable comments #and moderating jusy feels pointless bc i check my inbox borderline obsessively so if i get a comment worth deleting itll be done within #twenty-four hours (though more likely like. six hours. or twenty minutes.) so yeah ive jusy never gotten the point unless i was getting #like a horrible barrage of hate but im not interesting enough to have to deal with that so #anyways. i know i said pushing two at the start but ive been typing for a while its now 02:22 hashtag angel number GOODNIGHT #ben talks

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sukirichi · 3 years

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Yes, that was my ask Suki! Sorry I tend to forget adding 🌸 at the end 😅 BUT HOLY SH*T R U A MIND READER BECAUSE I WAS SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU THAT I HAVE SOME FIC RECOMMENDATIONS omg. What kind of fics do you like? Smut? Angst? Would you like some Gojo fics too? Or Toji? Or Haikyuu fics? Some of them are still on going tho and yeah, it's really difficult to find decent fics in AO3 these days but you can use the sort & filter system to make it easier because they added exclude and include options now.

And yeah, as much as AO3 is v reader friendly, the problem is with the interactions, because a lot of readers don't even leave comments and you can message authors directly so its kind of sad and unfair if you are a newbie. Your fic really needs to catch everyone's attention in order to get a lot of kudos and comments. I've seen a lot of authors abandoning great works because no one cares to comment. 😥 🌸

ITS OKAY BB! OMG YEESS PLEASE FEED ME I WANNA READ MORE FANFICS!!! omg I like all tbh! I prefer serieses that are angsty tho cuz I wanna hurt myself 🥺 fluff/romance is fine I guess??? I havent really read too much fluff to say I'm a fan of it but ofc I wanna feel mushy wushy too 🥺👉🏻👈🏻 OH I DONT READ GOJO FICS TBH HAHAHAHAHAHA yall just cant convert me to be a fucker of his like IDK WHY???? BUT OMG I WOULD LOVE SUKUNA, GETO, TOGE, YUUTA AND NAOYA ZENIN FICS 💕💕💕 like duh SPSPSPS I LIKE HAIKYUU TOO!!!! My haikyuu faves are Kuroo and Oikawa!!! Oh wow I didnt know we had a filter system there too, bcos back when I read reiner fics I think they were always historia paired and im like oop— hmm yeah I see that altho I'm not really like,,,too bothered on the amount of comments I get (probably cuz Idk how to use the site anyway and im SUPER confused) also what are kudos and hits for??? I see them a lot but I dont understand them HAHAHAHA and ah yeah thats really disheartening, it saddens me to see writers go or abandon their stories because people wont leave feedback or thoughts 🥺🥺🥺 ALSO WAIT I FORGOT I WOULD LOVE TOJI FICS TOO AGSJAKALALA AND I 200% LOVE SMUT SO YES PLEASE 💦💦💦

#asks with naoya's trophy wife #anon:🌸

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oh-theatre · 5 years

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Sycamore High: Mixed Messages (Chapter 4)

A/N: For those wondering SB is Ted and it means SleazeBall and FU is Paul and it means FuckingUseless (They've had these nicknames for each other forever)

summary: The boys have a sleepover but Paul oversleeps and misses an important event

words: 947

warnings: Anxiety, shouting, snot, swearing

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“God would you just shut up!” Paul and Ted were taken aback by this. The anger and level of volume in Bills voice shocked both of them. Bill quickly shyed away and his face returned to a timid look.

“I...I'm sorry” He mumbled, his voice shaking “Its just… you two are always talking and fighting” He played with his fingers, Paul gave him an apologetic look. He paused the game they were playing and turned to face Bill. The boys sat in Ted's basement on a Saturday, Paul and Ted positioned very comfortably on the bean bags in front of the TV. Bill sat on the couch behind them studying, this wasn't unusual. Bill enjoyed observing his friends and watching from a distant. He wasn't much for games but enjoyed ‘Kirby’ on the Nintendo Switch. The boys had been playing ‘Super Smash Bros’ arguing about school and people. Paul stood and sat next to his nervous friend.

“We’re really sorry Bill,” He said softly, he really was. Bill had anxiety, a fact that both Ted and Paul were aware of. He had trouble speaking to others and took a long time to be comfortable around Ted and Paul. And it took a long time for them to adjust to his situation. Paul remembered when he witnessed the Bills first anxiety attack and cursed himself for not diffusing the situation. Ted made his way to Bills other side and kneeled next to him. He put a reassuring hand on his shoulder, causing Bills face to flush.

“I'm sorry Bud” He paused looking over at the console “Why dont we take a break, grab some snacks and then maybe watch a movie or something?” Ted suggested. Bill sighed gratefully, he really was. It took a long time for Bill to find friends who understood and would just avoid him. It was a lot easier to avoid a problem than to find a solution. Bill nodded adjusting his glasses and the boys made their way upstairs. Ted pulled out some Capri suns and Cheetos, organizing them into a bowl to take downstairs. His parents weren't home so he wasn't really worried. They made their way back downstairs and fussed over movies, Bill rolled his eyes. After an incessant amount of bickering, they settled on just rewatching ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’. Slowly the boys fell asleep one by one. Bill wrapped up in his blanket he brought from home, he had trouble sleeping without it. Paul was laid out across the other side of the couch snoring softly blowing snot bubbles out of his nose. Ted was sprawled across the bean bags his eyes open slightly watching the tv screen as the show went on. Finally, Ted lost the battle with his very heavy eyelids and fell asleep.

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The morning sky shined slightly through the basement curtains, falling directly on to Paul. He moaned annoyed and fluttered his eyes open. His clothes felt stiff realizing he never put his PJs on.

“Gross” He whispered dryly, He looked around him and grabbed an almost empty Caprisun and drunk what was left. He patted the couch around him looking for his phone, his eyes quickly closed too tired to adjust to the bright light being emitted from his phone. He gave himself a moment before checking the time. His eyes grew wide as his body became alert. The time read 12:04 pm and 10 new message notifications from Emma.

“Shit… shit” He muttered collecting his things. He organized himself feeling very lightheaded. He ran out of the house and hopped into his car. Today, just today please dont be a piece of junk, he thought. His phone connected to Carplay and asked if he wanted his messages read. Honestly? No, but he did it anyway.

Emma.P: Hey! I'm here, just waiting now

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Emma.P: Ok well since you're a little late I'm going to grab a coffee from the Starbucks nearby

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Emma.P: Oh! Do you want anything?

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Emma.P: On my way back now...

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Emma.P: Ok… well, you aren't here. Dont know if I should be worried or annoyed

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Emma.P: Right well I’m just gonna get started. Let me know if you're alive…

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Emma.P: Look if you didn't want to work or hang out you could've just told me. Not ignore me and stand me up.

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Emma.P: Whatever, I have to go… I shared a google doc with you about our research.

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Emma.P: Thanks for nothing I guess. (Unless you are injured then I'm super sorry)

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*One message deleted*

Paul swallowed regretfully. He felt a pit grow in his stomach. He felt awful, he was really looking forward to today. Sure, it was for work but he liked being around Emma. He cursed himself before turning the car around and heading towards his house. He read through the messages obsessively when he returned home, curiosity peaked at the deleted one. Not important now he guessed. His phone buzzed and he opened it quickly, hoping for a certain Chemistry partner.

SB: Dude what the hell? Where’d you go? No note… Bill freaked. You can't do that, remember what happened?

“Damnit!” Paul said out loud, cursing himself again. He really was just messing everything up. He felt awful, first Emma now this…

FU: I'm so so sorry, I woke up late for a study thing… I had to leave. Tell Bill I’ll make it up to him, promise.

SB: It's whatever, see you Monday.

Paul flopped on his bed, ignoring his mothers questions about his sleepover and his sister's annoying comments. How did everything go so wrong, so fast?

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weretigerkun · 7 years

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i really wish ao3 had a private messaging system... i only upload smut fics on tumblr bc a) i know i’ll cringe when i re-read them in the future and it’s easily buried on this site and b) i have irl friends who know my ao3 username so... it would be awkward if they read them

but because of reason A i’m also getting annoyed. i kind of don’t want to upload my fics directly on tumblr anymore; instead, i’ll only offer ao3 links and tags/descriptions. this sucks for when i want to only show previews/snippets and ask for advice/know i’ll never finish them, but thanks to the new discord chat i can basically just go there... plus it’s more personal and really feels like a group discussion instead of just shouting into the void, u know

which also disappoints me a bit since i made this blog to be a collection of daza.tsu fanworks, but im not really feeling this site anymore. i feel like it’s so difficult to hold a discussion here, or to keep track of who’s uploading new content (esp if you don’t follow them), or get your work noticed. and it’s not just my work, because lbr my writing is damn pretentious... but seeing other artists/writers who create good content and only get a few notes and even fewer comments? that’s kinda discouraging

i mean, thanks to tumblr we’ve had several otp weeks and events and that fostered a lot of new content and discussion! and there’s so much good meta on here that you can save, respond to, and reblog. but yeah, for treatment of fanworks, i’m not feeling it. i think for fanfiction tumblr is a shitty place to share it in general, because this site’s tagging system is impossible. people also don’t like reblogging fic (although i appreciate replies! thank you for them :D) for some reason, at least compared to fanart (maybe bc it isn’t as aesthetically pleasing? or you just dont like to share them? idk)

in the end... well.. i’m not sure what the point of this rant is. who knows, i might go back on my word and end up posting fic directly on tumblr again (and not just links), even if it’s all basically smut. i just wanted to vent out some feelings i’ve had recently.

i’ve been on tumblr for five years now, and i always end up quitting... then going back... then quitting... then going back. it’s an endless cycle lmao so this post might be irrelevant in the future again

but for real. reblog fanfic if you enjoy it. leave a comment in the tags. it doesn’t matter how popular the blog is; a post won’t circulate if you won’t let it.

#long post #personal txt #just some... thoughts ive been having #abt fanfic on tumblr #i've also been very tired lately with acads #so if this makes no sense u know why lmao #im a whiny person too #warning

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