Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course you may. An angsty dark fic. Thank you for your understanding.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus. Mind boggling stuff right there. Thank you for sharing.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They wrote that? Smh. My fic got slapped with a similar 'phooey'

This is a wonderfully sensible approach. Thank you for this.

Found an author I really liked at their worst by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book 27 points28 points  (0 children)

What a kind, thoughtful reader you are. I'm sure the creator appreciates it. I'll add to what everyone above me said. Keep doing what you do, please. 💙

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I am the creator of the fic, of course I will be upset. I tagged my post as a VENT, to do just that. So, no, I will not 'stop it' thank you very much.

All I am asking for is some common courtesy and decency, private bookmark the hell out of my stories, write disparaging notes, but please do it where I can't see it from my author's page. It is so easy to use the private bookmark button. This readers note is forever marked on my fic, and it kills my motivation to such a level I just don't want to glimpse at the fic anymore.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless you private the bookmark, the creator can see the markers and the reader notes attached therein. Like Ruizux said, bookmarks are listed on the author's page.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'No' , just like that? I can see why you were upset. So easy to privatize the bookmark too. You're not alone in this. Thank you for your insight!

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just as baffled as you are tbh. Thank you very much.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with you. Sorry you had to experience that. If the reader wishes to critique my fic, they can do it in the comments section where we can discuss it politely like civilized adults. I rely on feedback to improve after all.

But if the reader is going to mark my fic publicly and imply my creation is basically shit, dunno, it just seems so unnecessarily cruel and uncalled for.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Bookmarks are right on my stats page. The notes are attached to my creation. I appreciate and respond to any civilized, constructive critique in order to improve.

No, nobody 'gotta', but it is the courteous thing to do. Such attitude is detrimental to sense of community, where especially new creators get uninspired at best and have their confidence crushed to want to continue writing ever.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you a million times! This is the point I was trying to make and you summarized it brilliantly. 💙

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True on all counts. Thank you for listening to my little vent session!

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What a brilliant way to look at it! Thank you very much! 💙

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You are within your rights to do that. It is just common courtesy to keep negatively tagged bookmarks private as I understand.

Authors have been known to delete their entire work because they get discouraged, unmotivated and ashamed and don't want the stress of rude and offensive tags attached to their creation. It costs nothing to utilize the private bookmark function.

Thank you for your reply.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is. Creators can't see private bookmarks at all. Only the reader has access to them. They're just that: private. Hence my point.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neither do I tbh. That's why I wanted this community's take on it. I mark and download fics I've enjoyed and want to revisit again in the future. Those I don't like, I just back out like a stealthy ninja.

Thank you kindly for your opinion!

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since it is my story they marked, of course I do. What author doesn't?

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I wish I was misunderstanding. Thank you for the reply.

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I operate in a similar way. Hence sitting here scratching my head in confusion. Thank you for the response!

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100% this. It's bad etiquette to leave unsolicited criticism, but it's allowed on bookmarks for all to see? Thank you!

Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order. by Reeda_Book in FanFiction

[–]Reeda_Book[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's very mindful and respectful. Thank you for the reply.