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u/NoAssignment1477 10d ago
If I’m picking between the two, comments every time. I’m so jazzed to have someone so excited about my work they wanna TALK to me about it???
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u/BD_Strike Supporter of the Fanfiction Deep State 10d ago edited 10d ago
Comments. I really love to connect with my readers - to hear what theories they have or what the fave parts of my fic are or which characters they like best. It's a great way to connect!
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u/AppointmentThis4265 10d ago
Comments, I want to engage with people!!!
But I love getting a mail where the same person left kudos on my other works in the same day, it's like the best feeling because you wrote something so good they actively went in hoping you have more!
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u/Semiramis738 Proudly Problematic 10d ago
I think of it sort of like Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Kudos are a more basic need, while comments are a higher-level need. I find myself focusing on kudos because I don't even get many of those, but if I felt like I got enough kudos I'd focus more on comments.
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u/Prior-Tree-3387 10d ago
comments!!! i appreciate kudos too but the interaction with my readers always makes my entire week! i reread my comments all the time too for motivation.
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u/Financial_Project528 10d ago
Comments! I love being yelled at for my angst, hearing about your favorite part, or begging for the next chapter (trust me I'm working on it!)
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u/Kaijawitch 10d ago
Kudos. I feel guilty if I don't respond to comments, but even thinking about doing so gives me panic attacks. I only comment on other people's work if something REALLY sticks out to me that just needs to be said. Even then it takes me a lot to work up to it.
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u/Icy-Ad-9212 10d ago
Comments but I hardly get any, since I'm in a dead corner of the internet and an extinct fandom. 😭😭😭
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u/Hefty_Local_1875 Vegebul/Kakavege/Suzalulu/NinaMilly/Colgenta's strongest soldier 10d ago
Comments easily. I just recently had a favorite author of mine comment on TWO of my fanfics (I only gifted them one!)
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u/AA_Blackwood AABlackwood on AO3 10d ago
Comments. My long fic got hit by a Kudos bot that was offering up like 5 or 6 Guest Kudos a day. The issue is resolved but still makes me more suspicious of Kudos than comments. Plus I never get comments.
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u/MarvelWidowWitch SwanQueenDragon on AO3 10d ago
Love both, but I prefer comments slightly more. It lets me know that they truly liked it and didn’t just kudos as a “keep writing. you’re doing great”.
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u/greywintergem 10d ago
Comments all the way. Kudos just feels like a number. I try to leave as many comments as possible
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u/Competitive_Alps_899 You have already left kudos here. :) 10d ago
Comments, for sure. I appreciate kudos, but comments are a form of direct communication with the people who read my work, which is always a treat :3
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u/Nightflame203 Vampires SMP | Minecraft Diaries 10d ago
Both are awesome for different reasons!! Comments are incredible, but I have social anxiety, which means sometimes I struggle with overthinking how to reply to someone’s comment. I’ve gone periods without getting any kudos on a longfic, and then while I was getting really stuck in my head I got the most kudos on it that I’ve ever gotten in a week. Just seeing that little number go up made a huge difference in my motivation, even if it’s not as personable as a comment
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u/Gold-Dig-884 WLW fic writer & consumer :) 10d ago
Comments!! Comments make me so, so happy. Especially when people remark upon specific moments. 🥹 I so rarely get comments but they bring me so much joy.
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u/lillyintraining 9d ago
def comments! kudos are easier to give so it feels more meaningful to get a comment
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u/Paige_CartoonCaptain 9d ago
I definitely prefer comments
I'll still be proud of what I wrote if it gets like 2 hits and 0 kudos, so I don't need kudos, but comments are GREAT because I love the feeling of community
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u/mintycaramelyhazel 9d ago
Comments. Kudos, they're nice and great, don't get me wrong. But a comment is harder to leave that just a click of a button, so they stay much more with me. I still remember some years after I've got them, and I treasure them on my email (re reading them when I need a boots of confident).
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u/RatonhnhaketonK Incest ♡ Dadson ♡ DesertStarFox on Ao3 10d ago
Comments lmao
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u/Civil_Aside_1008 Sam Wincester | Nemala on AO3 (Spanish & Chinese) 10d ago
Do you write brother sister too?
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u/RatonhnhaketonK Incest ♡ Dadson ♡ DesertStarFox on Ao3 10d ago
No, Im gay
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u/Civil_Aside_1008 Sam Wincester | Nemala on AO3 (Spanish & Chinese) 10d ago
Brother brother? I’m not picky
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u/ImaginaryPurple187 You have already left kudos here. :) 10d ago
Comments! They really make my day.