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Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

Would you count someone who left a placeholder comment and then never came back as a non-commenter?

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

I use that title for people who do that regularly, but, yeah. Placeholder comments aren't comments on the content of the fic.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

Nope. They've reached out and told you they liked the fic. That's a comment.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

Not all placeholder comments say they liked the fic though. Often they say they haven’t read it yet but are allegedly going to do so in the future.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

Depends if it's a one-off or a pattern. One or two times is forgetfulness and real life happening. Consistently is something else.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

I had someone do this two years ago on a long fic - their comment was mostly about how they hadn't commented until then and they never came back. (And they left a similar comment on their other gift fic.) I'm still a little pissed at them.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

It depends on the length/content of the placeholder and whether them not coming back is a pattern or a one-off.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

It's happened to me a couple of times, including this year, and it's hard not to resent it when they don't come back after promising a "proper comment". They know they're doing it. I tend to think of it as a cop-out way to not have to comment on something that missed the mark, perhaps. Especially when I look back through their other gifts and it's not the first time they've done it to someone.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not sure you can say including this year when it's only 27th.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

Time will tell, but you're right, I might be a little jaded because of past experience where they haven't come back.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

Depends on the type of placeholder. I got one, but if it wasn't for the one sentence of "I'm going to come back and comment on this properly later", it would have been a totally fine comment, since the rest was about how they loved the fic and mentioning two or three things they liked specifically. Short for good egg status, but I actually prefer them that way.

If it's just "I've seen your fic and I'll comment on this later when I have time", yeah, I'd count them as a non-commenter.

Re: Definitional nuance to non-commenting

[(Anonymous)]

No, they're not a non-commenter. They posted something in reply to the fic. What they are is a pretty shitty commenter, though.