#COMMENTS

[caiusmajor]

I got a comment on a fic from 2004 the other day. The comment just said "this fic is ancient" which is true but rather perplexing.

not to be "comment on fanfic even if they are oooold"

But I just read a pretty good fic published in 2014-2015 (you know, roughly TEN YEARS AGO) and I was like, damn this is so cool, I have to leave a comment, even if you know, they probably wont see it...

The author replied less than an hour later.

[akiko-emi]

I wish😔 /hj

[xxbottlecapx]

Fandom and New years resolutions

My new years resolution is to comment on every chapter of every fic I read. I know that sounds intense but every time I comment on a steddie fic the authors are so so lovely, and you can tell we don't get comments that often, so they're usually just so grateful someone is telling them their hard work paid off.

Fandom is about community and I've seen so many people rightfully complaining about the community without talking about how they might go about trying to fix it. I'm not saying I'm gonna fix the lack of engagement in the steddie Fandom, I'm not that important, but I have quoted the phrase "be the change you wish to see" so many times this past few months and I should start living by my word. I myself know how happy I get when a comment comes my way, and of youve ever read any of my authors notes u know I want to spread joy and happiness. This is just one way I'm deciding to do it.

💚Does anyone else have any Fandom new years resolutions??

[mysticdragon3md3]

[bronwynhillside]

Commenting on fics can be amazing.

Reading and active multi-chapter? Avoid asking for more, that's rude. But comment on the chapter you just read and sometimes the author responds eg 27dragons or ketchupcrisp or copperbadge.

Once an author added a chapter because i gave them an idea. So cool

And authors adore comments on their old fics. Age is no limit

people who let me wake up to this get a special place in heaven. firefly_fox how does it feel to hold my life in ur hands....

[beadyeyes]

[allwaswell16]

I just want to talk about the power of commenting on fics for a minute.

I have my main fandom, but when I read in other fandoms, I don't know many of the writers. So I usually just find fics by looking through the tag I want. And if it's a tag I'm really interested in, I'll read every fic in the tag. And if there's a fic I really liked in there, I'll start reading everything by that writer.

So what this means is I'm sometimes reading fics or writers that don't have tons of hits/kudos/comments on their fics, but I found them through some obscure tag I wanted to read. And so I'll get back some really incredibly sweet replies to my comments.

But then, something even more incredible started happening. I'd be reading WIPs by some of these writers and they'd literally start writing the rest of the fic for me. They started asking me what I hoped to see happen or if I had any requests. And when the fic was finished, one of them said the only reason they kept writing the fic was for me.

Sometimes there can be such a lovely connection between the writer and the reader just because you decided to leave a comment. And sometimes you as the commenting reader can become the lone reason why a fic makes its way into the world for all the other readers who come after you.

[silence-between-seconds]

the next time you hesitate to leave a comment on a fic remember that I go back and read all the comments I get on my fic whenever I'm feeling down and it makes me feel so much better

if you leave nice comments on ao3 i love you

[justleaveacommentfest]

ITS TODAY!!!! GET OUT THERE AND LEAVE THE COMMENTS YOU PROMISED YOURSELF YOU WOULD LEAVE ALL YEAR! THOSE AUTHORS DESERVE IT!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL!!! JOIN US THIS WEEKEND FOR AN END OF THE YEAR COMMENT BASH!!!

[buginateacup]

Every single fic update there is an author trying frantically to find the right balance between a nonchalant aside of "leave a comment if you enjoyed =)" and clinging desperately to the coat tails of a random stranger, dragging along behind them on the street wailing "Please, please! I have to know what you thought! I'm desperate to talk to people about this! Ask me about the alliterative repetition! Ask me about the symbolism!"

[superbowlsunday]

comment on the new ghostbusters redlettermedia video

[silver104]

yeah sex is cool I guess

but have you ever had someone leave a comment with a paragraph-long review of your fanfic containing genuine praise, thorough criticism, and an in-depth analysis of all the lore hints you dropped that you spent ages intricately crafting

[moccahobi]

Thank you so much for reading them! Seeing your thoughts on them has made me so happy!

Advent Calendar 2024

It's the most wonderful time of the year🎶

It's here, the giving season! And while I love advent calendars and already have one for coffee and one for chocolate, I thought what about one for fics? Though I won't be writing, no - I'll be reviewing and recommending wonderful treats! You'll get juicy suggestions, and our lovely writers will get some love for Christmas! And at the end? I will post a bitey gift :p

How does it work?

Every day, I'll reblog this post and add a card with the fic of the day - I'll give some details, a quote, and a fleeting thought. The selection is based on what I've read this year that got my attention, 1 author a day, multiple AUs and tropes! (check the warnings for the fics individually!)

I hope you check them, and if you do, don't forget to show them some love ✨💜

Don't forget to check the notes/reblogs! 🎄

[starcloudedsky]

[hjbender]

I keep getting comments on WIPs from readers—some who are registered AO3 users—expressing some form of “I like this story and check regularly for updates”. I don’t know if this is a permutation of “I can’t wait for an update” or if people genuinely don’t know about AO3’s Subscribe button.

Subscribing to a story automatically sends an email notification to the subscriber whenever the story is updated.

I don’t want to seem patronizing by mentioning subscriptions, but I also don’t want readers to be working so hard keeping up with a fic when there’s an easier solution. Or am I taking a compliment too literally?

(Please reblog for farther reach)