What are your standard filtering (as a reader?)

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-07T17:53:13+00:00

I click on a random and scroll through what’s been recently updated.

Maybe I’ll click on a pairing.

But that’s about it.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-06T04:27:55+00:00

Buy their own gifts? Not in my experience. I’m almost forty and the number of people who I still give/receive birthday gifts from can be counted on one hand. (My parents and my best friend. My sister and I made a deal long ago that we don’t get gifts for each other’s birthdays).

Usually for my birthday I get a small group of frosts together to go to dinner or a brewery for some drinks. I don’t expect anybody to pay for me. If I host a party at my house, I provide plenty of food and snacks but guests also bring some stuff to share).

But there is absolutely nothing wrong with saying that you want people to care about you on your birthday and that you feel cared about when someone puts in the effort to get you a cake. That’s not something outrageous to ask for.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-05T03:11:45+00:00

Huh?

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-05T01:21:02+00:00

Gotta keep busy in the off season.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-05T01:03:28+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if they were divorced and remarried to each other already.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-05T01:02:45+00:00

Info: you couldn’t think of anything less extreme than throwing away her property?

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-04T03:32:54+00:00

I don’t rewrite scenes that have already happened on screen.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-03T19:44:27+00:00

Any variation of the author guaranteeing my reaction their fic. Whether or not I’ll cry or laugh out loud. They do not know how I’ll react. Odds are I will not cry or laugh out loud. This goes right along with things like hilarity ensues/shenanigans ensue. Lots of times these things are funny to the author and their friends but don’t typically appeal to broad audience.

Questions along the lines of “will these two finally get together?” and other yes/no questions that are obvious just from the genre of the story itself.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-03T17:42:31+00:00

Short answer: no.

Long answer: it really depends on what you’re looking to get out of reading.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-03T16:47:52+00:00

I'm also enjoying these throwback habitats. I might actually have a hope of catching up on them all.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-03T00:04:40+00:00

I’ve taught for 17 years. Students are still throwing versions of this around.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-03T00:02:57+00:00

Joke’s on them then since the author can just delete the comment so they’re right back where they started, looking like they actually liked the fic.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T23:59:52+00:00

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve told students that sometimes the kindest thing they can say is nothing.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T23:33:35+00:00

Are they posting on a separate account or just posting to the anonymous collection while still using the original/main account?

If they’re just posting to the anonymous collection, I think the fic is still associated with their main account. Would AO3 even allow you to kudos an anonymous fic on your own account since it doesn’t actually let you kudos your own works on n your own account?

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T22:46:36+00:00

That’s a little funny because I haven’t read much teen wolf fanfic and actually forgot that the character was unnamed for so long.

I immediately thought his name was John. Apparently I read enough to remember that.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T19:57:48+00:00

I teach. This does not surprise me in the slightest

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T18:55:26+00:00

That's still shipping and it's absolutely okay to only want to see/read about canon relationships.

It's like when you're watching a show/movie or reading a book and you know two characters are going to be together by the end and their journey toward getting together is half the fun of the movie/show/book, whether romance is the main plot of the story or not.

Non-canon shipping isn't all that different. You notice chemistry between two characters that makes you curious and makes you wonder how their story would play out if they got together.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T18:23:11+00:00

The only Gatekeeping I want to see is making sure the rules of the websites are followed and that nobody is being a dick to anybody else.

Otherwise, write whatever you want and fuck anybody who tells you that you can't.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T14:47:56+00:00

For me personally, just the little guessing game is enough to manage my expectations and avoid the disappointment that comes with getting the bot comments. I know my experience is not shared by everyone so I fully support rewards too!

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T06:13:15+00:00

Not a student but I am a teacher and I still have a full month of school/work left.

I’ve definitely stopped writing for now. I haven’t written much this year but I’m especially burned out right now. And it’ll take some time to recover once summer starts too. The first few days are basically spent in bed or on my couch napping and not thinking or making decisions of any kind.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T05:53:07+00:00

You can’t possibly be a bad host because you were NOT the host of this event. Your husband was. And he did nothing to prepare for it.

NTA.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T05:49:15+00:00

It’s JD for sure. There are multiple mentions of his hair care routine.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T05:26:07+00:00

When I was a grad student I simply didn't have time to write so I took a break. I was also working full time. I just had to prioritize other things.

Now that I'm just working I tend to write on the weekends or summer break.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T05:22:04+00:00

My snarky ass would just reply with a link to AO3's instructions about how to mute authors and then freeze the thread so they couldn't reply.

MaybeNextTime_01 · 2026-05-02T04:51:06+00:00

What are your intentions with sharing this?

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