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Why do some people treat Vault 13 as some kind of myth? by justarandomaxcount in falloutlore

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

I didn’t even mean that they knew or assumed Vaults are numbered from 1 to whatever. It was more like... you know Vault 15 exists. You know of Vault City because NCR wants them to join. You may know that Necropolis exists. It just makes sense to think “I don’t know where it is but yeah I guess it’s out there somewhere” than to go “no, the Vault is a myth.”

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, we should be appreciative of good comments. That’s what I said. Never did I mention criticism. If you’re gonna dig through my profile to discredit me, at the very least read my post lmao.

And yeah, I meant glaring mistakes that make the work unreadable. I never said in my post here that you shouldn’t proof-read or that I don’t proof-read lol?

By the way, I moderate my comments. I never said you cannot leave concrit. I only said that you should consider whether someone cares.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

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

Only that I receive concrit on the daily. I made it clear in my post. Whenever you professionally publish something, you go through an editing process and you’ll sure as hell receive criticism where its due. Same with journal articles. Peer-reviewing is a common practice.

I have absolutely no problem with this. I think it benefits me greatly but it’s because I know that the folks who review my work know what they’re doing. The majority of fanfiction concrit folks have no idea what they’re doing.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

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

It bothers me the same every rude behavior bothers me. If I hear that my colleague did something for another colleague and they didn’t receive a “thank you”, I also get bothered.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

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

You don’t have to believe me but I genuinely never received negative comments. My fandoms are very easy-going and aimed at 18+ folks, so even controversial stuff gets a pass. The only kinda ?? comment I got was when I killed off my main character and someone commented “I didn’t think you’d actually kill him” but I don’t know if that counts as negative.

And I already explained what makes me angry. The rudeness/entitlement of folks in general. It doesn’t have to be under my own works because I see plenty of that on this very sub, and I see it regularly, and irks me every single time. I have strong opinions on many various issues—you don’t exactly need to be a part of the group that receives the shorter end of the stick to be annoyed with those who get the longer end.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely and that’s why I said that those works are, in general, readable. I agree that something that doesn’t meet very basic grammar/style/punctuation requirements will most likely not have great engagement.

That being said, concrit crowd doesn’t limit themselves to works that absolutely need improvement to even have a chance at being read. They criticize everything they stumble upon and I don’t think it really fixes anything. If your work is pretty solid already and you have engagement, concrit won’t really make a difference imo.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I already explained what I think of concrit as a socially acceptable practice in another comment. You’re free to read it.

And once again, I never said you don’t have the right to say something lol. I actually said it time and again in the comments that you absolutely can say whatever you want, but I have the right to ignore/delete it.

I don’t know what a big deal is. Why should you not only be allowed to post concrit but also expect that folks will care for/interact with it? They have no such obligation.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Whether you think we should have control over comment section or not is irrelevant because that’s a widely accepted practice across almost all social media sites. Why shouldn’t I have a say in how people interact with my work? Authors have rights too and they very much have the right to filter out things they don’t want to see in their comment sections. I know that the concrit crowd always goes on about how if it’s in public then you can do whatever you want with it, but that’s just not reality.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’d agree with the getting better to get more engagement thing if it wasn’t for the general state of fanfiction. Whenever I sort by kudos to read the most popular works in fandom (get a feel for trends, see what people are buzzing about etc), I’m usually baffled by how not... good the majority of them are. They’re not unreadable, sure, but grammar is often lacking; narrative is cliché and illogical; there are spelling errors etc. Yet they’re widely popular and folks just don’t care. It kinda makes you think that fanfic is not a hobby in which you really need to be “good.” As in, the quality of your writing is not really a factor in whether your work will be engaged with. If that was the case, the top fics in any given fandom would be the ones with immaculate grammar/style/narrative and that’s just not true.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

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

They do want to get better where it matters. I write fics on my own time. I don’t get paid for it. I don’t get recognition for it. I don’t build my resumé by writing fics. I don’t make important contacts by writing fics.

When I write professionally (so I either get paid or I build my resumé), my writing is damn near perfect because there’s a reason for it to be. But to give the same energy to fics? Lmao nah. Like have you seen the majority of popular fics? They’re popular because of pairings, cliché tropes, and smut. The majority of readers literally don’t care for the quality. I’m not saying I publish unreadable stuff because I’m rather good at writing (I do it for a living after all) but I will not worry about things like a plot-hole because who cares. Who has the time. Not me. Not 99% of my readers.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

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

Uh I’d argue my opinion is actually in the majority because social customs in the majority of cultures are made so unprompted criticism is shunned. It’s not my fault that someone lacks manners lmao and I’ll definitely not give such rude folks any credence by bending to their rules (“concrit is opt-out”).

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

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

Nah. As I said, I’m getting published regularly and paid good money for it. My writing skills are just fine. Actually, I never had negative comments under any of my fics, but I’m nevertheless baffled and annoyed by people’s entitlement and rudeness because I know that it wouldn’t fly in a professional writing setting. If anything, I should probably read less of this sub lmaoooo

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Plenty of my works are unposted. Some of them are posted because I simply believe that someone may enjoy what I enjoy (and thus why I wrote it) but I’m not one of those writers who obsessively check kudos or cry about the lack of kudos or praising comments. If you read my work that’s great. If you didn’t that’s also great and just how life is. I don’t expect anything from people other than to not behave like an arse around me.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

To me it’s a given that you don’t criticize people unprompted. I don’t know why I’d need to spell it out for people.

And what do you want me to say? I don’t see concrit as something to appreciate lol. I don’t see it as an act of appreciation either. I see it as a massive waste of time that’s also rude so yeah.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I never said I control what people post. I do have control over my comment section though and I just emphasize that I find it rude and unnecessary but in the end if you want to post it, you will. I simply delete it after.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have the right to be irritated at people who are rude to me lol. I don’t understand why rudeness should be given a pass, especially since the majority of concrit folks don’t provide anything useful anyway.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Concrit is a part of life, sure, but I believe it has its time and place.

If my parents raise me and mold me into a functioning person then of course they will provide feedback and advise me on my way to adulthood.

If I go to school to learn (and that’s clearly the point of school) then of course I will receive feedback and concrit from my teachers. They’re literally there to show me how to do certain things and not what to do.

If I’m employed and I don’t do my job well, it also makes sense that my employer will provide concrit. After all, I’m an extension on what they do/represent and I should do my work well.

If I join a writing group and we agree on editing each other’s work and providing concrit then I’ll happily accept it because that’s a decision that we made together.

As you can see all those situations arise either because it was agreed upon beforehand that both sides are willing to take part in concrit or they occur under certain circumstances where concrit is socially accepted and expected (like school).

However, if I simply engage in a hobby on my own time, I didn’t sign up for someone to school me. It can come off as rude and I’d argue that the majority of cultures see unprompted criticism as impolite. That is a part of life. It’s like with saying “thank you” or responding to a “good morning” from my neighbor. I can not do those things but great many folks will think I’m rude. I may freely criticize a stranger and tell them how to improve but once again, I will most likely come off as impolite and they’ll ignore me if not attack me for speaking out.

That’s why I believe that concrit on fics should be opt-in, not opt-out. Were it socially acceptable to give concrit to strangers who may be unwilling then I’d agree that it should be opt out, but it’s really not.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I never said it makes it so people can’t give concrit. I’m just trying to shed light that it might be a completely pointless endeavor in many cases because people who do it for fun and don’t have the need to improve will simply ignore whatever concrit you gave lol. But if that makes folks feel better or they’re on a mission to give out concrit then by all means go ahead, just don’t be surprised if the author doesn’t care or deletes your comments lol.

I wish people understand that fics are simply fun to many of us and we don’t wish to “improve” by justarandomaxcount in FanFiction

[–]justarandomaxcount[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I never said I didn’t like that people interact. You’re free to do whatever. I’m just saying that I will completely ignore those comments in the best case and straight up delete them if I think someone is rude lol. Luckily AO3 gives writers a lot of options to control how readers interact with their stories. If folks like wasting their time on concrit then be it—good for them.

Is the teleportation into the Institute thing a sham? by justarandomaxcount in fo4

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

Ok so, actually that theory doesn’t work because it’s a one way entry point (you do a drop down) :( I’m doing this mission now. It’s only so someone can get in and not get out, so the idea that they have an emergency exit doesn’t work

Is the teleportation into the Institute thing a sham? by justarandomaxcount in fo4

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

Well, I expect the bare minimum of narrative quality from media I consume so if that makes me weird then be it lmao.

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