Let the mocking commence!

[trinityofone]

Okay, I have finally started responding to comments on fic, even though I have something like a six-story backlog. ETA: Okay, closer to ten. *cries* (I know, I know. I am so sorry.) So if you receive a response from me and you're like, "Um, I don't even remember reading this!" well, uh. We can all pretend that LJ was just really slow in getting the comment to you (I like this plan!) or you can remind yourself that when I'm not writing fic, I spend my free time rescuing BLIND, IMPOVERISHED PUPPIES and that's why I'm so slow. No--really!

Okay, I just suck. So officially, this is the post where you can mock me. (Er, mock, not flame. I'm very sensitive. It's prolonged exposure to the puppies.) Or suggest fic comment-response techniques! (Tip #1--actually do it.) No, seriously, like ways to respond without sounding like Jennifer Garner's iTunes playlist. ("Thank you very much! I'm really glad you liked it!"*) Or just, y'know, pose questions about the nature of my parentage and the like. Whatever. ;-)

So, mock away! And yeah, I totally feel like I should link to this post in every comment I leave from now on...

*My sincerest apologies to anyone who has or will receive this exact response. I've mentioned that I suck, right?

Comments

[wychwood]

*would mock but is giggling too hard*

I know it feels silly just saying "thank you! thank you! thank you!" all the time, but people don't usually check what you've said to other people (I don't think... ;) ) And if it's a choice of "thank you" or nothing, I think people would prefer the "thank you" *g*

Anyway, yeah. You've been writing cool fic instead of commenting back! I know which I would have voted for if you'd asked ;)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

You've been writing cool fic instead of commenting back! I know which I would have voted for if you'd asked

Why didn't I phrase it like that from the beginning? "Look, ladies--it's like this. D'ya want the fic or the comments, 'cause you can't have both, capeesh?"

Seriously, though: I know a thank you is better than nothing, which is why I am trying to be better. Even if it makes me feel like a retarded robot. *sigh*

[wychwood]

*pats the robot soothingly*

Well, some people do make that equation :) Particularly people who get lots and lots of comments. I know rageprufrock said recently that she can answer comments or finish "Boom Boom Room", and honestly, I don't think there's anyone who would say "I want a thankyou instead of John-and-Rodney-and-a-kitten!" *g*

[violin-road.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, dude, I always read the response to other people's fb. But I don't do it like, "OMG, LJ USER=WHATEVER GOT A NICER COMMENT THAN ME." I mean, I'm full of myself, but I'm not that bad.

And no, seriously. "Thank you!" is totally a good enough response for me; I mean, jeez, the author just spent all that time writing an amazing story; obviously ze is in not obligated to waste words on fb response.

(And I mean, if I demand lengthy response, I'll leave lengthy fb ;) Nothing quite promotes discussion like actually sayin' stuff.)

[wychwood]

Heh :) Well, sometimes I read other comments and replies, but yeah, like you said, not in a comparative way. And I'm not going to cry because she said the same thing to everyone! *g*

And I mean, if I demand lengthy response, I'll leave lengthy fb ;) Nothing quite promotes discussion like actually sayin' stuff.

Yeah, exactly. If someone writes an essay, then, yeah, you kind of have to respond decently *g* But a one or two line comment? A one line reply should be enough, most of the time.

[dar-jeeling.livejournal.com]

I'm sleeeeeeepy now, so yeah, that'll have to be your full dose of me for today.

Didn't you post these exact words about two hours ago? (Um. I realize you did. Yay for copy and paste.)

And you still decided to start answering comments? You're so selfless! All that puppy rescuing is shining through.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I revived myself with chocolate. Also, you should know by now that everything I say in this journal is a LIE. ;-)

(Okay, seriously, it was like 9 o'clock when I posted before. I thought about going to bed, but it just seemed too pathetic. So: a goal! A purpose! And indeed, a Terry's Chocolate Orange. *g*)

[dar-jeeling.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, chocolate. It's what's for dinner. And breakfast. And, you know, lunch.

Also, you should know by now that everything I say in this journal is a LIE.
Oh noes! Or better yet: Oh, bitchcakes! *runs away from the paradox*

[shetiger.livejournal.com]

*mocks*

Um, is this where I confess I've been really, really bad at feedbacking your wonderful stuff? *is teh suck*


And I always feel like a broken record when I respond to comments. I try to comment on what the person says, and then I get all paranoid that I'm talking out of my ass, and so then I close it with "I'm so glad it worked for you. *g*". Yeah. Lame.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

then I close it with "I'm so glad it worked for you. *g*"

Ooh, good one! *adds to own lame arsenal*

Yeah, it's hard. I mean, if someone says, "I really loved the part where x," is it okay to say, "Yes, that was my favorite part, too"? Or is that BRAGGING? Wouldn't want to brag. So I usually go with, "Yes, I enjoyed writing that part." Yes, as opposed to all the other parts, which I HATED. *sigh*

Um, is this where I confess I've been really, really bad at feedbacking your wonderful stuff? *is teh suck*

No, it's okay! I'm not as good about that as I ought to be. Sometimes I try to give myself a pass, like on older stories that I read months after they were written or "before I was in fandom," but I still feel bad about it. Like, have I ever told you how much I love "Gifts Unasked For"? Because I really, really do. It sets the bar for threesome stories, as far as I'm concerned.

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

Given the sheer amount of fic you've been writing lately, I'm impressed you're bothering to reply to comments at all. :) I doubt anybody's going to mind much if it takes you a while - even just a "thankyou!" is something. :)

And, y'know, if you wanted to keep with the writing fic, as atonement, then I think we'd cope with that, too. :D

[caseymae.livejournal.com]

Ditto that.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Really? You want more fic?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I could very happily atone that way. *nods*

[randomeliza.livejournal.com]

I personally would go with, "Thank you! It only cost a dollar!"

Hee. Blind, impoverished puppies.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

If! Only!

Blind, impoverished puppies.

They have needs, man. Like...Stevie Wonder sunglasses and Braille biscuits. *is tasteful*

[godofwine.livejournal.com]

If you learn the magic of diverse, thoughtful responses to feedback PLEASE SHARE WITH THE CLASS. I think I'm reduced to "Thank you very much!" versus "Thanks. :)" (no exclaimation mark).

(Omg, the kittens also need your help!)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I think I'm reduced to "Thank you very much!" versus "Thanks. :)" (no exclaimation mark).

Oh yes, there are many exciting things you can do with punctuation. "Thanks!" "Thank you." "Thank you." (For when they say thanks in their comment, robbing me of my best line.) And still-my-favorite: "Thanks--it was only a dollar!"

Omg, the kittens also need your help!

Pfft, kittens. I say we take care of the overpopulation thusly:

Write more porn-->inspire more masturbation-->God kills more kittens. YAY!

*goes to hell*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

*ggg* I actually made good use of the LJ backlogging problem. Then again, I didn't blurt it out into the world, so I fear your own plan would not work.

There are all kinds of "policies" on responding, but I think it's interesting to just read through comments and answer whichever way fits. Don't listen to anyone telling you to stop commenting. Have fun with it instead.

Puppies, pfffft.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am blurty, and would make a very poor spy. But I shall try to have fun with the commenting, even if this will result in more and more people thinking I am insane. (In fairness...I kinda am.)

[lordelessar.livejournal.com]

I don't know what the word is to describe this post, but it's too much. And are you just joking about the puppies? You shouldn't teast about puppies. Puppies rule the universe.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

You mean 'cause in movies where the puny humans are getting killed left and right, the doggie must live to bark another day? It's true: this is how we confuse the aliens.

Too much what?

[lordelessar.livejournal.com]

Too much "I just suck." I know you have every right to say this and have that opinion, but it has always bothered me when you did. I can't help it. You're wrong. Flat-out, 100 percent, totally, utterly, completly, wrong. And also, you're not right.

I think it bugs me when anyone who doesn't suck goes on about the myriad ways in which they are an idiot, asshole, or whatever trait they don't like. But it really bugs me a lot when you do it. Cause you don't. You're great. I should know.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

You are still mostly impressed by Rodney because Rodney is the coolest person in the universe. John, however, gets better once you realize that:

1. He is a dork.
and 2. He is repressing some serious issues, man.

But again, that can be kind of hard to get from a plotty plot plot episode like "The Lost Boys" (which also just isn't the best ep ever, to be honest. 'The Hive' is better, and 'Grace Under Pressure'...damn. [Of course it's All Rodney, All the Time, so maybe a bit of a bias, there...]).

Ronon doesn't really do much for me, to be honest. Except one bit in 'The Hive' with some knives, and whenever sdraevn writes him. *giggles*

[delurker.livejournal.com]

You know, I'm absolutely fine with 'Thanks!' or some variation thereon. Unless I, you know, tried to analyse *why* I liked it, in which case some response to that would be nice. But most of the time I can't get beyond one line that basically says, I read this and liked it. (Actually, one of the best feedback responses I ever got was in response to a comment that I left along the lines of I-read-this-and-liked-it, and the author responded with 'Thanks for feedbacking'. Which was really nice, because I was finding it so hard to feedback when I left it.)