#The comment dissection

[sunfloo-wers]

OK! (This is all about fanfics) I’m an essay commenter, and I’ve seen a bunch of posts talking about sample sentences for smaller comments and what you can do to step into commenting if you’re shy or don’t know what to say, and those are great, those are wonderful, and if I could easily find them I would put a link to one or more here. But, I’ve not seen that many dissecting how to write longer comments, and I know that it would’ve been helpful for me when I was in between the “I do comment, but it’s only a sentence, I want to do more” and the “I must write every thought I had during this fic and take an hour on one comment for one chapter” (both are extremes, obviously you can do as much or as little in commenting as you want, I want to make this clear, this is not a “you need to write longer comments” this is a “this is how I personally write longer comments to be used as a resource if anyone wants it”)

@callmerose0 (you said you’d want to see this when I mentioned doing it so tag for you)

Everything is under the cut because I get rant-ey

Alrighty! Let’s go!

Beginning:

I always start with a keysmash. Every time, with little fail. (Genuinely, I know what my first ao3 comment was and it started with a keysmash, if you take anything out of this, take keysmashes) It helps me get the AAAAAAA that I feel when reading and the nerves of writing a comment out. It also shows how insane I feel about the fanfic while allowing me to write in understandable language for some other parts of the comment.

Next, I give an overall thought sentence or two. It can be the first thing that comes to mind or just more screaming about how wonderful the fic is. It can be a favorite part or a little detail you go crazy about.

Middle part 1:

Trying to start at the beginning of the fic or chapter, I take note of an event that gave me a clear reaction. If it’s a shorter fic or chapter this may be something as small as the characters saying a goofy line or something larger with more events it could be an action or event.

Write out what event it was, and what your reaction or thoughts were. This can be done is one or multiple sentences and can look like anything from screaming for <20 words to yapping about it for 200+

Do this again and again until you run out of memorable events.

you have officially gotten through the main portion of an essay comment, congrats!

Middle part 2:

Go back and skim through the fic/chapter, making sure that nothing slipped your mind and there wasn’t anything else you wanted to talk about.

I’m not a live commenting person and prefer to describe rather than copy paste quotes, but I hear that style of commenting works for some people, try it out!

If there are other comments, read those too! Build off the other people in the community have been saying, it may spark something in you!

End:

I always end my comments with: “(sometimes blah blah blah) thank you so much for [writing and sharing, this wonderful fic, etc]! <3 <3 <3”

You can do something similar (or feel free to copy paste that, I’m not here for gatekeeping, spread the love to the wonderful authors we all adore) but I personably think a thank you is a nice thing to end on :)

General / other stuffs:

this is more idiosyncrasies that I wanted to expand on

I describe this in a very play by play way, but these middle steps can look really loose in practice and just end up with “AGGHHSIDHAKHDOSH I LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH [insert event or character here] I AM GOING CRAZY ABOUT THEM IM SO NORMAL I PROMISE” or “[insert character] I love you but please, [insert character] please

I am a worrier, take note of this and continue. I tend to not say things like “can’t wait for another chapter!” I am not a fan of saying “can’t wait” because i think of it a little as a little impatient, and in my head I know it’s probably a me thing because I don’t see people complaining about that phrase but y’know, worrier. I tend to go with “I loved this so much, super exited to see whatever you do next!” It shows the same effect and tells the author you’ll be back if they continue the fic, but doesn’t say “can’t wait”. (I just don’t like that phrase)

Italics! I love love love italics, but ao3’s italic system isn’t the most intuitive for new readers. Here is the link to the Archive’s FAQ page about how to format HTML.

You can also theorize! Or yap about their world building if that’s more your style!

Add personal voice! I have so much more fun writing like how I talk, and if you’re having fun writing the comment, isn’t that a massive plus?

Describe what you’re doing while reading!

I can’t think of more at the moment, but may be back, hope it was at least an interesting read!

[starjunkyard]

Watched that episode where wilson compared house to god and icarus before house bitterly remarks that god doesn't limp then stalks out of his office . Hey what the fuck you guys

I FEEL CRAZY? LIKE I WATCHED IT LAST NIGHT AND HAVE NOT STOPPED THINKING ABOUT IT SINCE

Why does wilson start crying after house leaves . What was "god doesn't limp" supposed to imply . Does it imply that his leg is the only thing that proves he's just as fallible and mortifyingly human as everyone else and house resents himself for it . Does house resent himself for being human

"If we told you that you'd solved a case based on zero medical proof... you'd think you were God. And... I was afraid that your wings would melt." Are u fucking CRAZY

Their entire relationship revolving on how wholly and entirely devoted they are to each other . Then Wilson using religious metaphors to describe house .Wilson confessing that he's "afraid of house's wings melting" . I'm afraid you're going to kill yourself trying to outdo yourself again and again in the hopes of feeling like your life means something

God . House's entire life isjust him screaming for someone to look at him. Idk . Can't stop thinking about how House will die trying to prove that he's useful for something. die trying to maintain the one thing he thinks makes him worthy of being loved And yet wilson loves him above all without house having to do a single thing . Idc (lying)

[taylorrepdetective]

I know she had era tour but I don’t think I can do it w a broken heart is actually eras tour

I thought of this too. Maybe sometime down under? No way to know, but I did think the line she threw in at the end “Try and come for my job” might have hinted at something. I can read it both ways. As always, we’ll never know for sure. But I think it’s fair to say she has felt this way many times. It reminded me of Katy having to go on stage immediately after having her husband tell her he was filing for divorce. And it’s relatable. We’ve all had to put on a happy face at work and pretend things are fine at home.

[lilacxquartz]

haha….. d-do i have a type

[crimeronan]

today's latest example of the apple not falling far from the tree: my mom has hyperfixated on true crime and paranormal and horror shit for my entire life. a month ago she made a youtube channel where she talks about the current true crime cases she's obsessed with -- specifically where she goes through and dissects every single line of various texts & statements made by the murderers. because her expertise is in how language is used to manipulate and to tell stories.

and she's like. REALLY good at it.

a video she made two weeks ago has ten thousand views and is now trending in true crime. she's gained over a hundred subscribers Just Today. despite not having a background in keywording, SEO, and/or clickbait.

i know most people in my circles find true crime pretty tacky, which is fair. however.

.....if ANY woman was gonna raise me,

[a-little-nerdy-dude-with-wings]

TW: Discussion about Roman’s possible ED

Something that I think doesn’t get talked about very much is everyone asking/commenting on Roman’s condition pre-pilot/the pilot.

Like we know that he was out of the company as things weren’t working out at the studio.

But they are also commenting on his appearance, saying he looks fantastic. Now this could just be Logan being polite as he’s not seen Roman in a while, but he hasn’t seen Shiv or Connor either and doesn’t comment on their appearance. And he never brings up appearance later on.

I have a theory that it was more than just Roman being a bad fit and maybe he had a breakdown or even possibly a bad period with his body issues which the show alludes to at other points

I have a theory that it was more than just Roman being a bad fit and maybe he had a breakdown or even possibly a bad period with his body issues which the show alludes to at other points

And also the way Roman kind of shows himself off after Logan compliments him

Almost like “Yeah Dad look at me now, I’m doing great”

But as he gets roped into the company again, scenes suggest that not everything is okay

[emilyjunk]

Can you imagine the world if people realized again that fandom and fanfic are supposed to be fun

[akkivee]

there was some display gallery showing off the various logos in hypmic and the ichikuu peeps on the tl were in shambles over both of them using halos in their mc name signatures lol

[whimsicalcotton]

good morning lis fandom i. fucking love you

[death-rebirth-senshi]

So many posts I see that are anti-pedantic nitpicking often devolve into championing shallow storytelling and treating all critique or plot analysis as inherently toxic.

[mendely]

Sick and tired of people using Concord as an excuse to be homophobic/transphobic

[frantic-babbling]

I'm free from the hell of school and I now get to play catch up with all the lore I've missed but more importantly all the fics I've missed

[definitelynotshouting]

just wanna say I stumbled upon hunger au about a week ago and since then it’s crawled inside my brain like a parasite and started feasting on my emotions girl help (/pos)

No joke I downloaded the fic to read on a long plane flight and reread it THREE TIMES before landing. Incredibly normal behavior not at all obsessed

THE THEMES GOOD GOD THE THEMES anyways sending this bc you’re god tier at writing angst and could probably rip my heart out and I’d thank you. +kudos :)

WTF THIS IS SO SWEET..... anon this made my DAY i cant believe you reread it 3 times???? Holy shit. Holy shit!!! Thats SO MANY....

So glad you too are a lover of Themes™ bc man i love putting those little guys in my work, and hunger au has so many layers of them going on in it. Makes me insanely happy to see people recognizing some of them and commenting abt it :DDD

Tysm for the incredibly kind compliment anon, i appreciate it SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[brunetterightsactivist]

“Imagine if a man said this about a woman” and it’s something men have been saying about women since the invention of spoken word

[alarming-prism]

there is truly something in the air abt getting my first hate comment on breaking patterns/mending threads two years after i finished writing it, and that it happens to be during one of the worst periods of my life

[staravya]

me: ooh a video on apollo justice, which of course is dearly loved by all!

video: the fandom HATES this game

me:

me: huh