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One day left to get comments in before author reveals. Who's still waiting on recip comments or placeholder returnees?

Me, but my recip has a history of actually returning, a solid gift pile, and I got some other nice ones to tide me over, so I’m not too pressed.

My recip is a noncommenter, so I'm not waiting. I'm very grateful to the comment I received from someone else. I have about ten more kudos than I expected to get for this story, but just the one comment (which I treasure).

Every time I see a new comment appear in my inbox I get all excited, but it's just people replying to the comments I've left them.

I went searching in the fics with no comments, and there were some lovely stories in there. I hope I was the person who commented on your fic, and, if I did, then your story completely deserved a longer and nicer comment than I managed, and I genuinely enjoyed it.

You might be the person who commented! If you were, I truly appreciated hearing from you, and your comment was absolutely perfect. Thank you for doing that.

Waiting on one recip who's been radio silent, and one placeholder. I expect the first to comment at some point, and hope the second will return.

My other recips have left great comments so that's tiding me through.

SC

That first recip just came and left me a really nice comment. Just thought I would say in case anyone is worrying it's too late!

Oh heck one day left? Commenting on my gifts this Yuletide has taken so much time I haven't even gotten to look at the collection yet.

one to file under "problems I wish I had"

I'm still waiting on a recip comment or kudos from last year. I've seen them active in other spaces, so they haven't died or anything. I'm taking their name off the fic if they don't show up by reveals.

This year's recip left a glorious comment. Definitely putting them on the "plan to treat" list for future exchanges.

one day left to comment on butts and more butts

can you type with your butt

lets all type with our butts

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(Anonymous) - 2019-12-31 07:23 (UTC) - Expand

Both my recips are posting on Twitter/Tumblr but have not commented or kudos'd on their gifts. :(

It's the first time I've had a non-response from a recip, let alone two (I know I'm lucky in that regard)

Are they noobs? Is it possible they forgot about Yuletide/missed the gift???

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(Anonymous) - 2019-12-31 10:44 (UTC) - Expand

Same for mine. They've done exchanges before and used to be a good and fast commenter, but this year they had a much more barebones signup and were talking about having to default, so I'm guessing they don't even realize they still got a gift. I was initially chill about them being active elsewhere since I know that takes less effort than reading a 5k fic, but by this point they've been spam-posting stuff all week without taking the time to give me a, "Hey, I know this exists," placeholder. :/

Not still waiting, in the sense that I don't ever expect a comment at this point.

Like the coalie above I was chill at first, because holidays! And then I noticed they commented on their madness treats within hours of reveals. Obviously I messed up somewhere, but heck if I know where because they had no DNWs in their signup, no linked letter, and only about 3-4 lines of optional details. (Yes, I checked the app and both letters posts, too.)

Sounds like those blank sign ups that give you rope to do a cool trick or hang yourself. If they aren’t feeling it then they ignore it. I doubt they realize you are even expecting the comment because they think you wrote the fic “for yourself” in a non-wanky way.

You have my sympathies.

I am. My recip is known as a good egg but did not reply to any of the 4 gifts they received in various exchanges this month, so I’m not holding my breath. Hope they’re ok!

Me! I'm fairly sure my recip mentioned being ill on FFA so I'll go without. *shrugs*

Still waiting for a recip comment and the fact that they deleted their letter isn't giving me much hope that it'll happen.

Unsure. (I have a comment that is either from someone who writes all their comments as though they're recip comments, or is my recip's sockpuppeteer.)

I feel bad that I haven't managed to do much commenting on the collection outside my own gifts, though. Fucking family Christmases.

I got one of those as well, but recip had commented! quite strange..

I am, but I'm trying not to take it too personally as I have also been very swamped this year. I think that having both of the holidays on a Wednesday has made it so that this year has felt much less relaxing than years past. I've done a lot less reading than in years past because I've been so overwhelmed.

Still waiting for a recip comment. They managed to kudos but not say thanks. That's just rude. They had a blank sign-up and a placeholder letter, which seems to be their usual exchange M.O. but they've always commented before. I'm not bitter but I am irritated.

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