i notice many people vote but don't comment on most stories.
Do you prefer to vote or comment or both on a story.
As an author, I like both and do enjoy reading the comments.
I prefer to comment, but I almost always vote too. Personally I like receiving comments on my stories more than votes, so I figure everyone else does too. Voting on aesthetics can be kind of meaningless.
I like reading comments too as they encourage you to keep on writing and get better. Votes don't really say much other than a person has friends who like their work, or that you have a trolling stalker who doesn't like you very much and wants to cut you down but who is too gutless to actually say so.
I vote and sometimes comment. It sounds like I need to comment every time I vote.
I vote but only rarely comment, usually when forced to do so by the author's preferences.
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I vote and comment on almost everything I read. As a writer I understand how much it means to the people writing to see feedback...
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I like both commenting and voting, I also like when people vote and comment on mine.
I'd say comments are more important, but lets face it, 90% of people who comment just simply say “great work” or “got me wet/hard” or “well done, fucking amazing” which are welcomed and nice. But not many people put anything of true use to make me a better writer, to improve my skills.
I'm not asking for negative feedback, unless they think it can improve my skill, but I want to truly hear what someone thinks. Otherwise, I rather just have the score. It is basically the same thing. Giving me a 5 or telling me great job is the same thing, but in different forms.
I don't really care about votes. They are almost always in the 5-sh range (which I think is a good thing, it shows the generosity of the community on this site).
Love comments. Particularly ones that point out something specific, good or bad. One commenter caught a major flaw in Strangers where they are at the bar and suddenly are at a table, as if teleporting.
I find the voting nearly useless, in part because votes are nearly always 5's. Part of the reason for this is that the author can often tell who is giving less-than-5 votes, so a lot of voters don't want to do that. I try to comment on each story I read, but don't always vote.
As a reader, I will normally do both. As a writer, I prefer a good comment to a simple score. More personal and maybe tells me something about what is good (or bad) about that particular story.
Either are great, but one can't rely too heavily on them as an appraisal of ability.
Scores, in are my mind, are useless but at least they provide a measure of some interaction from the reader. A comment you can judge on the person who's giving it.
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NEW! Want a quick read for your coffee break? Why not try this... Flash Erotica: Scrubber I don,t normally vote because if the story is not of my particular genre I don,t feel "qualified" enough to pass judgement. I like to make comments but for some reason unbeknown to me they do not register.
As a reader, if I make it to the end of the story, I usually vote (a five). If I really like it or think something in particular is interesting, I comment.
As a writer, comments are always my favorite part.
I always try to vote and I try to take my time with comments. For me, comments are actually more significant. I make it a point to never just be "nice" but actually comment on the story itself, and never lie. We all can differentiate the nice uh-huh comments from the I really took my time and looked at this comments. Although, I appreciate anything. Anything is much better than nothing.
I do read quit a few stories on my phone. It gives me issue when voting and commenting, so I always say I'll do it on my notebook when I get home. I forget to go back and do it later. I feel really guilty about that, and I'm making an effort to stop that. Writers need to feel the support and encouragement. Just reading is not enough.
I always leave a comment after voting on a story and I do like to read what others think of my stories.
