Ranting about rating

Sep 17, 2007 20:47

Do you find more acceptable if someone does not write a review if they have read your story/chapter/drabble but disliked very specific aspects of your writing ( Read more... )

harry potter, reviewing, fanfiction

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girl, this is not a scientific community saschia September 18 2007, 08:51:16 UTC
And even in scientific community, critique is not always welcome.

Welcome in real life !
(Did I ever mention that I am a naive cynical pessimist?)

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Re: girl, this is not a scientific community saschia September 18 2007, 11:01:22 UTC
No, that would be me - minus the pills, naturally. You are a caring, generous realist.

But you might be right. Why bother. Why bother at all.

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Re: girl, this is not a scientific community saschia September 18 2007, 12:48:56 UTC
Now that is a problem. Because to stop bothering means to stop. And we don't want that I suppose.

I think that if you have something valuable to say, just say it. No matter that the addressee doesn't value it. Somebody else might. You are a reader and you have a right to say that some piece of work promised more that delivered and thus took your time which you could have invested into something better. Some better fic, for example.
I have a problem in recent time - I would like to read some fics (except those that I am reading already). But with all ratings being between 95-100% how can I decide what to read and what to avoid? I go and look at works of my favourite authors, but they write slower than I read and I am not inclined to read rubbish just to read something.

And I think the good authors usually listen to their readers, that is the only way they could improve.

Bye the way, how are the Dragons? ;o) Both living and fictional?

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Re: girl, this is not a scientific community natasnape September 18 2007, 16:49:53 UTC
Why don't I see more of your reviews then? *snicker*

Well, some recommendations then: Snape, A History is excellent and will remain so no matter what. I hope you have read Back in Black, it's a must especially for people like us, people that know. I just got into Traitor, but that one is hard to handle. WIPs that I eagerly follow and that are often updated are subversa's The Love You Take and anogete's Breathing Love. Bot these girls write their own specific Severus that I enjoy. Have you read A Walking Shadow? I skimmed it long time ago, but now that No Loyalty in the Moonlight has a break, I'm getting tempted again.

Any suggestions yourself?

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Re: girl, this is not a scientific community saschia September 18 2007, 12:51:49 UTC
Ehm... forgot...

To the people which are close to me I am caring and generous realist. To mankind in general and some groups of people in particular (politicians, for example) I am nothing that cynical pessimist, or pessimistic cynic. And so often I am just naive...

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Re: girl, this is not a scientific community natasnape September 18 2007, 16:57:47 UTC
Grrr... forgot too...

The Dragons are sailing in the bathtub. The other Dragons are hibernating. But who knows? I will travel like crazy this and next week again, so perhaps, those last three scenes might get done. It's a shame how long it takes me, isn't it? It should be better once I get rid of those pills and get my emotions back. It is hard to write if there is no soul to pour to the words.

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