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section7mfu2019-05-21 09:51 am
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Can I Sound Off A Little?
This is a topic that has come up on occasion, a discussion that touches everyone who writes and/or reads the stories that are posted here and elsewhere across Live Journal. Well, everywhere actually.
First, let me ask a question of you:
If you attend a concert or a stage production, do you applaud the performance? Do you acknowledge in any way that you were in the audience?
You get where I'm heading, I'm sure.
People write stories for others to read. We aren't doing it for money, and not for any type of hyped up response. But, I do believe that most of us who are here, sharing a bit of ourselves through the stories we write, truly appreciate some sort of acknowledgement for the effort.
I know there are those who only comment on what they deem exceptional, or even extraordinary. It seems that mindset applies mainly to writers, often the harshest critics. Sometimes it isn't important to be a critic. Sometimes you need to be an encourager, or a mentor, especially in this non-professional setting.
Now, I'm not suggesting that every person must leave a comment, but there is the little heart icon that indicates appreciation. Does it mean you LOVE it or think it's the best thing you've ever read? No, it's a KUDOS, a thank you for the effort... an acknowledgement that the person who wrote it is deserving of something kind, something considerate for providing entertainment... freely offered entertainment.
We have a respectable number of people who come and go here on Section VII, and while it takes time to respond with a comment, ticking that little heart icon is a nano second of your time. I realize some people are a bit shy when it comes to commenting, which makes the ablity to simply click on that heart a perfect way to say 'thank you'.
And I'm talking to everyone, all of the writers and myself included. Perhaps it's a little like the trophies that are awarded to every child on the team, whether they've won or not. It's an A for effort sort of thing, a nod to the creative process that brings us all here.
Trust me, I am so appreciative of the continuing support of this community. We were, quite literally, the little engine that could back in the beginning. I think there were numerous people who gave Section VII little chance of being around and being active for longer than a minute or two. We're here because of all of you who stop in, read and encourage the writers to keep doing what we do.
What I'm saying here is that you can remind us even more emphatically that you're with us, that you like having new fiction to read on an almost daily basis. Don't think of the heart as a big I Love This pronouncement. Think of it as a simple 'Thanks for posting'. There are so many great people in the MFU fandom, I have no doubt the sentiment is present. Just know that when you take the effort to let the writers know you were here, it is a bit of validation that most will appreciate.
We love knowing that what we write and post here gives you a reason to love Napoleon and Illya even more. I hope that, once in a while, you'll let us know we succeeded.
A Big Thank You for being here, for reading and for keeping the faith ... MFU style.
First, let me ask a question of you:
If you attend a concert or a stage production, do you applaud the performance? Do you acknowledge in any way that you were in the audience?
You get where I'm heading, I'm sure.
People write stories for others to read. We aren't doing it for money, and not for any type of hyped up response. But, I do believe that most of us who are here, sharing a bit of ourselves through the stories we write, truly appreciate some sort of acknowledgement for the effort.
I know there are those who only comment on what they deem exceptional, or even extraordinary. It seems that mindset applies mainly to writers, often the harshest critics. Sometimes it isn't important to be a critic. Sometimes you need to be an encourager, or a mentor, especially in this non-professional setting.
Now, I'm not suggesting that every person must leave a comment, but there is the little heart icon that indicates appreciation. Does it mean you LOVE it or think it's the best thing you've ever read? No, it's a KUDOS, a thank you for the effort... an acknowledgement that the person who wrote it is deserving of something kind, something considerate for providing entertainment... freely offered entertainment.
We have a respectable number of people who come and go here on Section VII, and while it takes time to respond with a comment, ticking that little heart icon is a nano second of your time. I realize some people are a bit shy when it comes to commenting, which makes the ablity to simply click on that heart a perfect way to say 'thank you'.
And I'm talking to everyone, all of the writers and myself included. Perhaps it's a little like the trophies that are awarded to every child on the team, whether they've won or not. It's an A for effort sort of thing, a nod to the creative process that brings us all here.
Trust me, I am so appreciative of the continuing support of this community. We were, quite literally, the little engine that could back in the beginning. I think there were numerous people who gave Section VII little chance of being around and being active for longer than a minute or two. We're here because of all of you who stop in, read and encourage the writers to keep doing what we do.
What I'm saying here is that you can remind us even more emphatically that you're with us, that you like having new fiction to read on an almost daily basis. Don't think of the heart as a big I Love This pronouncement. Think of it as a simple 'Thanks for posting'. There are so many great people in the MFU fandom, I have no doubt the sentiment is present. Just know that when you take the effort to let the writers know you were here, it is a bit of validation that most will appreciate.
We love knowing that what we write and post here gives you a reason to love Napoleon and Illya even more. I hope that, once in a while, you'll let us know we succeeded.
A Big Thank You for being here, for reading and for keeping the faith ... MFU style.