Now, there is a difference between someone who is busy, but answers eventually, and someone who never answers at all.
I don't grumble at the first kind, because hey, RL is important and I understand everything about having no time. And I'm not talking about newbies either.
But if I see a regular pattern, it really angers me. Especially in fests, when people are asked to comment, because this makes authors happy. I totally agree, but I'd rather wish I could only comment on those fics whose authors appreciate the comment enough to let me know after the fest is over and everything is revealed.
There is this policy in fandom that authors shouldn't expect feedback or force their readers into giving feedback. So far, so fine. But I don't get it that if someone gets comments, why they wouldn't have the courtesy to thank their readers for commenting.
Ah - there you have the rant. *g*
Thankfully, this is the exception rather than the rule. So, maybe I should rather ask myself why it angers me so much.
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I don't grumble at the first kind, because hey, RL is important and I understand everything about having no time. And I'm not talking about newbies either.
But if I see a regular pattern, it really angers me. Especially in fests, when people are asked to comment, because this makes authors happy. I totally agree, but I'd rather wish I could only comment on those fics whose authors appreciate the comment enough to let me know after the fest is over and everything is revealed.
There is this policy in fandom that authors shouldn't expect feedback or force their readers into giving feedback. So far, so fine. But I don't get it that if someone gets comments, why they wouldn't have the courtesy to thank their readers for commenting.
Ah - there you have the rant. *g*
Thankfully, this is the exception rather than the rule. So, maybe I should rather ask myself why it angers me so much.