Comment Policy
Apr. 30th, 2010 07:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
maychorianBeen thinking about this for a long time. There have been various metas on comments, on giving and receiving them, what's polite, what isn't, whether authors ought to respond to every single one, whether readers should make a compliment sandwich for any constructive feedback, and so on and so forth.
So, here's my policy: If you want to comment, comment. If you don't want to comment, don't.
There, that was easy.
To clarify--I love comments. Holy doooooolllly do I love comments. I am an insecure feedback hoor and I treasure every single comment I get, even the ones that are nothing but a smiley face or WRITE MOAR PLZ. (Though of course long, detailed feedback is even better, and no YOU CANNOT WRITE TOO MUCH.) There's no such thing as too much love.
But, you know, if you don't have time to comment, or don't have anything particular to say, or you just forgot, that's okay. I forgive you without reservation. (I didn't even know it was you, anyway.) In fact, forgiveness is totally unnecessary, because there was no obligation.
I'm not sure how it happened, but I tend to get quite a few comments, at least for someone who writes nothing but gen. Sometimes it kind of freaks me out, how much attention I get, and I'm not sure how it happened. (THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD STOP, THOUGH.) Sometimes I love responding to all my comments, and sometimes I get a little overwhelmed and have to hide for awhile, and then I forget, because I'm a bad person and have been an awful, awful procrastinator since I was a teeny tiny girl. Also shy, even on the internet.
If there is any possibility at all that it might offend you if I happen to not ever reply to your comment (which is possible, though hopefully unlikely), don't comment. I don't want to hurt your feelings with my lack of thanks.
THANKS IS IMPLIED, THOUGH. CAN WE TAKE IT AS IMPLIED? THANK YOU FOR COMMENTING, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
If you need to criticize me, do it. In a comment, in a PM, with or without a compliment sandwich. I will cry about these criticisms in my ice cream while watching Pixar movies and forcing one of my ratties to cuddle with me for pure comfort value (having ice cream nearby, even somewhat salted with tears, makes it pretty easy to force rats to cuddle with you), but I forgive easily, as already established, and I will seriously consider all critical feedback whether it's polite or not.
I just don't want anyone to be unhappy, okay? There, that's my policy.
So, once more, let me sum up:
If you want to comment, comment. If you don't want to comment, don't.
♥ and kisses,
May
So, here's my policy: If you want to comment, comment. If you don't want to comment, don't.
There, that was easy.
To clarify--I love comments. Holy doooooolllly do I love comments. I am an insecure feedback hoor and I treasure every single comment I get, even the ones that are nothing but a smiley face or WRITE MOAR PLZ. (Though of course long, detailed feedback is even better, and no YOU CANNOT WRITE TOO MUCH.) There's no such thing as too much love.
But, you know, if you don't have time to comment, or don't have anything particular to say, or you just forgot, that's okay. I forgive you without reservation. (I didn't even know it was you, anyway.) In fact, forgiveness is totally unnecessary, because there was no obligation.
I'm not sure how it happened, but I tend to get quite a few comments, at least for someone who writes nothing but gen. Sometimes it kind of freaks me out, how much attention I get, and I'm not sure how it happened. (THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD STOP, THOUGH.) Sometimes I love responding to all my comments, and sometimes I get a little overwhelmed and have to hide for awhile, and then I forget, because I'm a bad person and have been an awful, awful procrastinator since I was a teeny tiny girl. Also shy, even on the internet.
If there is any possibility at all that it might offend you if I happen to not ever reply to your comment (which is possible, though hopefully unlikely), don't comment. I don't want to hurt your feelings with my lack of thanks.
THANKS IS IMPLIED, THOUGH. CAN WE TAKE IT AS IMPLIED? THANK YOU FOR COMMENTING, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
If you need to criticize me, do it. In a comment, in a PM, with or without a compliment sandwich. I will cry about these criticisms in my ice cream while watching Pixar movies and forcing one of my ratties to cuddle with me for pure comfort value (having ice cream nearby, even somewhat salted with tears, makes it pretty easy to force rats to cuddle with you), but I forgive easily, as already established, and I will seriously consider all critical feedback whether it's polite or not.
I just don't want anyone to be unhappy, okay? There, that's my policy.
So, once more, let me sum up:
If you want to comment, comment. If you don't want to comment, don't.
♥ and kisses,
May
