Comments up at AO3?

[birdsofshore]

I hesitated about posting this, because it might be annoying to read if you're NOT getting comments, but I decided to go for it anyway. It's not often we hear good news about comments!

I feel like there might have been an upsurge in commenting at AO3. I was lucky and had comments for my erised fic over the last few weeks, and I'm still getting the odd one on that fic which is lovely, but in general, I'm getting one or two comments (on other fics) most days. This is NOT usually the case for me, and it's quite delightful.

Do you think there might be a swing back towards interacting with writers, rather than just leaving Kudos or navigating away? It would be super if there was. Kudos and hits are all very well, but comments - oh, nothing makes my heart go pitter-pat like a real juicy comment. ♥ Thank you so much to all of you who still leave them, whether here or on AO3.

EDITED TO ADD: this is in no way meant to make people feel uncomfortable or pressured about comments. I know some people get stressed about commenting / not commenting. DON'T WORRY! Read fic and be happy.

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[afrozenflowerr.livejournal.com]

Indeed, comments are always lovely. <3
I have been trying to comment more on what I read because I have been such a lazy reader when I first started getting into fanfics. I don't know if more people are starting to interact with writers or not, but it is good to know it is happening! :)

[birdsofshore]

Gosh, I used to read and not comment when I got into fandom. I think that's true for a lot of people. It was only really when I joined LJ and then I saw some really stellar commenting and realised there was a whole community here, of amazing people, all just being excellent to each other (er, most of the time ;)).

*frown* I think however it may mean I have never commented on some of my favourite fics. That's pretty crap.

[afrozenflowerr.livejournal.com]

I think however it may mean I have never commented on some of my favourite fics

You know, I was just thinking about that the other day as well, and I felt really guilty, so I went and searched for the old fics that I read when I was young and made sure to leave a comment or at least, a kudos if I no longer remember what the fic was about.

From my experience, the most fics that get comments are ones that are related to fests and such. My most popular fic is my Yuletide treat despite that the fandom isn't that popular, and a oneshot I wrote for a monthly theme in one of the communities. (But that last one is probably because of the popular pair.)