That's true, although I don't know if the kudos-leavers would get any notice of an update to the story, either? From the comments here and on DW, the consensus seems to be that no reply is needed, which is certainly the easiest and most convenient thing for a lazybones such as me. So I think I might just go ahead and take that as my principle. :)
I agree, Kudos are like "like" on FB. I actually like being able to in effect say, hey I read and enjoyed your story, without having to think of clever things to say. It feels lazy, of course, but sometimes I *am* lazy. I don't think there's much you can do to reply, though, and I think that's okay.
That makes a lot of sense to me, and is certainly easy and convenient from the receiving end as well. I'm glad the consensus here is relieving my conscience. :)
I've been finding myself wanting to write again lately, though I haven't gotten as far as actually putting down any words. Still, it feels better.
i think your range of writing - across fandoms and genres and pairing types - is really pretty awesome. go you!
i'm not sure the kudos require any sort of response. i haven't left any or received any yet, at least not that i know of, so i don't have any firsthand experience with them, but still. tbh, i'm not actually sure when i'd use the feature. maybe when reading from my kindle? AO3's formatting doesn't translate to the kindle's browser (such as it is) v well, which sort of makes commenting awkward, woe. anyway, i'll be interested to see what you decide on!
Such kind words I must say thank you for - thank you, Genee! It always makes me happy when you like something I've written.
The consensus from the comments I've gotten here and elsewhere seems to be that no reply is needed, and that's certainly the easiest and most convienent thing for someone as lazy as me. :) And if I think about it on a continuum, I do actually find myself making more effort to reply at greater length to longer feedback comments, I guess roughly parallelling the effort made by the reader, so given that leaving kudos is nearly effortless, it feels like it makes sense that it's okay not to put more energy back out in response.
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I'm guessing most people who leave kudos don't expect a reply. But perhaps if you wanted you could add an end note to the story itself?
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That's true, although I don't know if the kudos-leavers would get any notice of an update to the story, either? From the comments here and on DW, the consensus seems to be that no reply is needed, which is certainly the easiest and most convenient thing for a lazybones such as me. So I think I might just go ahead and take that as my principle. :)
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I agree, Kudos are like "like" on FB. I actually like being able to in effect say, hey I read and enjoyed your story, without having to think of clever things to say. It feels lazy, of course, but sometimes I *am* lazy. I don't think there's much you can do to reply, though, and I think that's okay.
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I've been finding myself wanting to write again lately, though I haven't gotten as far as actually putting down any words. Still, it feels better.
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i'm not sure the kudos require any sort of response. i haven't left any or received any yet, at least not that i know of, so i don't have any firsthand experience with them, but still. tbh, i'm not actually sure when i'd use the feature. maybe when reading from my kindle? AO3's formatting doesn't translate to the kindle's browser (such as it is) v well, which sort of makes commenting awkward, woe. anyway, i'll be interested to see what you decide on!
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The consensus from the comments I've gotten here and elsewhere seems to be that no reply is needed, and that's certainly the easiest and most convienent thing for someone as lazy as me. :) And if I think about it on a continuum, I do actually find myself making more effort to reply at greater length to longer feedback comments, I guess roughly parallelling the effort made by the reader, so given that leaving kudos is nearly effortless, it feels like it makes sense that it's okay not to put more energy back out in response.
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