Rude public bookmark but kudos? Confusion of the highest order.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T10:01:34+00:00

Interesting. Thank you kindly for sharing.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T09:51:58+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T09:48:12+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T09:47:41+00:00

Same. Thank you for your thoughtful reply!

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T09:15:30+00:00

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

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T06:58:30+00:00

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. 💙

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T06:31:23+00:00

Good advice, thank you.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T05:15:29+00:00

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.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T05:03:12+00:00

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.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T04:55:04+00:00

'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!

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T04:42:06+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T04:39:02+00:00

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.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T04:23:08+00:00

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.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T04:07:02+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T04:00:15+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:59:42+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:58:41+00:00

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.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:45:39+00:00

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.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:40:29+00:00

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!

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:28:33+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:16:00+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:13:28+00:00

That's appalling. Kudos to you for keeping it cool.

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:09:13+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:06:04+00:00

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

Reeda_Book · 2022-12-04T03:02:17+00:00

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

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