unpopular fandom opinion alert

[fahye]

I really, really dislike the AO3's Kudos function.

If I get one, all I think is 'seriously, you liked it but you couldn't be bothered to leave a tiny comment?' and if I don't get one (new most depressing thing ever: the ability to calculate the Hits:Comments ratio on a fic) all I think is 'they must really have disliked it if they couldn't even be arsed to CLICK A BUTTON EXPRESSING POSITIVE OPINION'.

I can see why people like it, but it doesn't sit right with my idea of fandom courtesy. If I like something enough to read it all the way to the end, I leave a comment.

ETA: It has been pointed out to me that in my kneejerk sulkiness I missed the fact that it has accessibility merit and also oh-man-the-server-is-dead-again merit. Both good points!

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ANYWAY. Despite that, this has been a fantastic year for Yuletide! I have been reading and bookmarking like crazy.

Comments

[fahye.livejournal.com]

My fic is sneaky: it's the only fic in a fandom that doesn't scream FAHYE, but I really don't think any of my friends who read it could fail to realise that I wrote it. (Except that I managed, SOMEHOW, to keep medicine out of it.)

I AM LEAVING FOR THE AIRPORT SOON

NO SNOW FOR 24 HOURS, ENGLAND, OKAY?

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

(Except that I managed, SOMEHOW, to keep medicine out of it.)

Fahye that is unnatural.

It's looking good over London at the moment, we've not had snow in a bit now. FINGERS CROSSED EH.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

I know, I know ;_; I managed to compensate with a completely ridiculous amount of -- other things that I like writing about. Like clothes.

\o/ Time to break in my virgin UK passport.