The comment you left me may have been intended to open up a discussion about people's views and opinions about writing/reading fanfic, but it didn't come across that way. It felt, to me, as though you were being critical of the story, and of my reccing it.
I've never had anyone come in to my journal on a rec post and do that, and I wasn't sure how to respond (and I'm still not sure how to respond, honestly). I'm certainly open to discussion about writing styles, writing in general, fanfiction, and pretty much any combination thereof. But not in a post where I've recommended a specific story. If you read the story and didn't care for it, it would have been more logical, in my opinion, to give the author the comments, saying maybe "hey, got here by way of _______'s rec, and a few things struck me as odd/awkward/whatever".
When I rec a story I always go back and read the comments to that story, because I'm curious to see if people took my rec, if they left feedback, what they thought and so on. Discussion opens up that way. But concrit -- particularly unsolicited -- is such a dicey thing. I've been in fandoms where "public concrit" was the phrase used to tear into a story or (as often happened) an author. I'm NOT saying that's what you were doing. You were very civil, and I appreciate that. But past experiences have left me wary, y'know?
As for whether or not you liked the story...you didn't specifically say "I didn't like this", no. But your comment had nothing positive to say about the story, and that combined with the general abrupt tone/feel left me thinking that's what you were implying -- and left me confused as to why you were telling ME, since I'm not the author.
Anyway, thanks again for keeping this civil. I appreciate it.
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Date: 2008-01-01 05:39 am (UTC)The comment you left me may have been intended to open up a discussion about people's views and opinions about writing/reading fanfic, but it didn't come across that way. It felt, to me, as though you were being critical of the story, and of my reccing it.
I've never had anyone come in to my journal on a rec post and do that, and I wasn't sure how to respond (and I'm still not sure how to respond, honestly). I'm certainly open to discussion about writing styles, writing in general, fanfiction, and pretty much any combination thereof. But not in a post where I've recommended a specific story. If you read the story and didn't care for it, it would have been more logical, in my opinion, to give the author the comments, saying maybe "hey, got here by way of _______'s rec, and a few things struck me as odd/awkward/whatever".
When I rec a story I always go back and read the comments to that story, because I'm curious to see if people took my rec, if they left feedback, what they thought and so on. Discussion opens up that way. But concrit -- particularly unsolicited -- is such a dicey thing. I've been in fandoms where "public concrit" was the phrase used to tear into a story or (as often happened) an author. I'm NOT saying that's what you were doing. You were very civil, and I appreciate that. But past experiences have left me wary, y'know?
As for whether or not you liked the story...you didn't specifically say "I didn't like this", no. But your comment had nothing positive to say about the story, and that combined with the general abrupt tone/feel left me thinking that's what you were implying -- and left me confused as to why you were telling ME, since I'm not the author.
Anyway, thanks again for keeping this civil. I appreciate it.