Here from thisweekmeta! Would like to ask OP and anyone reading this post (hope this is ok): do you have any experience with encouraging repeat readers who leave kudos to leave short and simple comments? I'm wondering if there's a good way to do so while also emphasizing that a) kudos are equally appreciated and b) there's no pressure to write lengthy analyses or even comment using perfect SPAG as the author would just like to exchange thoughts about mutual favs.
I write multiple fics for a ship and often see the same users leaving kudos. In trying different ways to start a discussion in comments with these serial kudosers and anyone else reading, I've found that making a direct request (e.g. 'if you'd like to, let's talk about what you like about the ship and characters in the comments') isn't very effective. I've gotten no results either from linking to my tumblr for chatting in private and away from AO3.
It'd also be nice to be able to attach a name to guests who've maybe left kudos on multiple fics. Once when I was writing for a rare and rather controversial ship, I'd only receive 4 kudos per fic - 2 from my fandom friends with accounts and 2 from anons. I can't help but wonder if they're the same Anon 1 and Anon 2 who've been following my work and ended up not asking in case I scare them off.
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Date: 2019-02-02 02:50 am (UTC)I write multiple fics for a ship and often see the same users leaving kudos. In trying different ways to start a discussion in comments with these serial kudosers and anyone else reading, I've found that making a direct request (e.g. 'if you'd like to, let's talk about what you like about the ship and characters in the comments') isn't very effective. I've gotten no results either from linking to my tumblr for chatting in private and away from AO3.
It'd also be nice to be able to attach a name to guests who've maybe left kudos on multiple fics. Once when I was writing for a rare and rather controversial ship, I'd only receive 4 kudos per fic - 2 from my fandom friends with accounts and 2 from anons. I can't help but wonder if they're the same Anon 1 and Anon 2 who've been following my work and ended up not asking in case I scare them off.