Feedback etiquette

[superbadgirl]

Out of curiosity, to any writers, vidders, icon makers, etc - do you respond to all feedback comments you get?

[Poll #1221629]

I'm curious, because I really strive to give a quick thanks...but have often in the past not received the same courtesy from others. I know, really, there's no obligation (especially on those stupid ff.net stories which garner a ridiculous amount of "reviews"), but I also find it kind of rude when an author/vidder/icon maker doesn't respond at all. It rankles, too, when the author begs for feedback, and then doesn't thank people for stroking her ego, often without merit doing so.

Comments

[superbadgirl]

I feel like somewhere along the way, the general attention span of fandom reduced drastically.

There are either about a billion and a half mini-fics, or stories that will not end. I like the happy middle, darn it!

[tejas.livejournal.com]

LOL! I *delight* in finding long fics that are long simply because it takes that many words to tell the story. Not long because they keep going and going and going... and just keep repeating the same thing over and over again. I have enjoyed reading (and writing) itty-bitty short ones, too. But *damn* I really want some that'll make me think.

[superbadgirl]

Nono, I'm not saying I don't like long stories. I do. I prefer them, but the have to be good and they have to have a point. I like to see an author has it plotted out and I'm confident s/he knows what starts it, carries it and ends it.

It's FF.net syndrome I hate, which I think could carry onto LJ a bit as well, perhaps. Authors write and write and write, sometimes based on the praise they're receiving and sometimes even incorporate whatever shit is suggested in their "reviews."

That is not effective storytelling at all. Those are the neverending stories I loathe.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

UGH. Oh, yeah. I've been venturing a touch into the Pit of late based on recs for NCIS. There are a couple of good authors out there who apparently post there most. I've tried some of the non-recced and then had to back away quickly as I grabbed for the brain bleach. EEEWWWW!