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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
emilo:
I'll add to Tracy and say that one of my biggest pet peeves is readers who don't leave any reviews at all. I mean, stories of mine have been favorited by people who haven't left a single review. That being said, I try not to go fishing for reviews. Yet, it's kind of the pot calling the kettle black, because I'm guilty of leaving few reviews, but if I'm really enjoying a story, I do at least let the reader know. Another pet peeve is writers who don't even look like they're trying to have good grammar or proofread. If a story is laden with typos and grammatical errors (I know everybody is going to have a few, including myself), I just can't read it.
usako:
--- Quote from: DelphinaCarter on July 07, 2013, 08:37:28 AM ---One of my biggest fanfic pet peeves is when people get one or two reviews and whine they will not update until they don't get a certain amount of feedback. Holding updates from readers is kind of douchey....I stopped reading someones story because of that.
I mean we all want reviews, yes, but there's always that person who goes overboard.
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--- Quote from: emilo on July 07, 2013, 09:40:12 AM ---I'll add to Tracy and say that one of my biggest pet peeves is readers who don't leave any reviews at all. I mean, stories of mine have been favorited by people who haven't left a single review. That being said, I try not to go fishing for reviews. Yet, it's kind of the pot calling the kettle black, because I'm guilty of leaving few reviews, but if I'm really enjoying a story, I do at least let the reader know. Another pet peeve is writers who don't even look like they're trying to have good grammar or proofread. If a story is laden with typos and grammatical errors (I know everybody is going to have a few, including myself), I just can't read it.
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Agree with both of you, especially for the grammar part.
One of mine, always regarding review, is when someone leave a review only to attack me because I write slash. It didn't happen here but in the italian archive. If you don't like it, don't read it and, especially, don't come and tell me that I should write stories more "appropriate". :banghead:
Sakabelle:
My biggest pet peeve is stories that have really poor grammar and are a wall of text. There are lots of other things that bother me, but that's the biggest thing that will get me to click out of a story.
And something I learned from fan fiction (aside from the hilarious jokes that were in that trend about orbs and porn LOL) was honestly just more about writing and how to structure a story. I learned a lot about characterizati on of the boys from fan fic and from this forum specifically. I've learned how to outline and what sort of writing process works best for me through writing fan fic.
But man, that trend was amaze. So many jokes about orbs and it's funny, because we've made fun of describing eyes that way on this forum and on twitter. So now anytime I open a story and eyes are described as orbs I laugh a bit. Clearly this is not just an issue in BSB fic lol
Sakabelle:
--- Quote from: usako on July 07, 2013, 10:24:36 AM ---Agree with both of you, especially for the grammar part.
One of mine, always regarding review, is when someone leave a review only to attack me because I write slash. It didn't happen here but in the italian archive. If you don't like it, don't read it and, especially, don't come and tell me that I should write stories more "appropriate". :banghead:
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That would have annoyed me so much! No reason for such rudeness, not everyone is going to be into the same things.
mare:
I would agree with everyone here so far with their pet peeves! I can't stand when people whine about only getting so many reviews so I guess I shall not update *sigh* oh please, call the waaahmbulance! And then of course those people are usually the same people who read other people's stuff but never take the time to review. Writers really have no excuse not to review because they know how much that feedback means. Even if you don't review every single chapter, just popping in with at least one and saying "I'm enjoying this!" Is sometimes enough. I still think it's not acceptable but we already know I'm hard to please! LOL
Also as some of you mentioned, the lack of taking the time to edit their fics and the use of poor grammar. Although, I have to say in that case (grammar) I tend to have a little patience because sometimes people just don't know those rules or maybe have forgotten them in time. What bothers me in a peeve sense, is when after you correct that behavior or let them know they are doing something wrong, the very next chapter they still do the same things. That's just laziness at that point! I mean if the story is done, it's one thing but if they are actively updating it and STILL making those same mistakes. Grrr!!!
I'll stick to the same theme we're on and say the authors who do not respond to reviews. I mean how much time does it take for you to say "Thanks!" Jeez Louise! And can I just say that once again, it's usually the same authors who whine about lack of reviews and don't review other people who also do this! LOL *I'mma gonna need my poking stick!*
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