Oh, I'll have to try that, thanks! I remember in my head thinking, as long as I have at least one review per chapter posted, I'll feel like the fic is on the right track. now it's like as long as I have at least 10 comments on the entire thing, maybe it's not that bad.
Yes, this younger generation is very sensitive. That's why I read the room nowadays. Luckily the few fanfics I have read have been incredibly well written, but even if they weren't, I would just go for the standard, great job! I enjoyed this, type reply. I know I've seen people complain about reviews where the person has told them they wished they didn't ship so and so because it's not believable. If you don't want to read about so and so, then why read this? I don't really venture onto the fanfiction subreddit. They never really talk about anything I feel like I understand.
I still wish AO3 had a forum. They would benefit from one. I miss the old days!
Today is my posting day for one of my stories. We'll see how it goes. This one tends to be pretty popular; we'll see if the requester comes back. LOL