Silent Readers!

I know I've ranted about silent readers before, but it doesn't seem to be getting in anyone's head yet.

When I spend days thinking of something to write for you guys and when I spend so much time writing it and hoping it's good, the least people could do is tell me their thoughts on it.

I mean it's not very hard to write a simple 'this is good' or 'update soon' is it?

If you don't like my work then tell me so I can improve, but give constructive criticism, not just 'you ' or something.

Seriously people comments are good things!

If no one comments on my stories, which is happening a lot more often nowadays, I feel that no one cares about my story or they don't like it

So I give up on it and stop writing 

Comments motivate me to keep writing! I've lost interest in so many stories I wanted to continue because no one was commenting and I figured no one wanted me to keep updating it

Comments are not hard to give, seriously. I'm not asking for a medal or for you to write an essay.

Two words is enough

But nothing s me! Silent readers to me are the rudest people on AFF

In being a silent reader you're telling me that you don't appreciate my hard work enough to let me know what you think about it

And that's really irritating

I get it if you're on like a mobile device and can't comment or you're like really busy

But you can always comment later right? 

Not commenting at all ever just annoys me, it makes me wonder why I continue to write for people who obviously don't appreciate it.

It's probably not the case as I'm sure many of you are going to tell me, but it feels like that to me

So I won't write anymore if no one comments because there's no point

Writers write to please, they write for the comments, for their audiences' thoughts!

Just one little comment can boost a writer's moral 

Yet none at all will seriously make them lose motivation to write

So please! Comment!

 

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Xophias
#1
This is old.. but I truly relate to this, though I didn't know about AFF in their early days, we told me it was worst than this and now AFF is doing its best to make people comment with the whole streak and all, which I think is a great idea. When not even one person bother to tell me what to think of my chapter, it really hurts me when I spend days writing a chapter and not even talking about the effort put into the aesthetic of the story but none would comment to tell me what is right or wrong..
Red_lantern #2
You are right, what to do to change that fact?
Taeryfai
#3
Im not a silent reader, I just haven't commented as I haven't quite got around to reading them. All just in my bookmarks as I want to read them but haven't quite got to it
hopelesswriter #4
well, i never get tired of ranting about silent readers as well...in fact, the silent reader trend in aff is so severe i almost can't believe this is a fanfic site...bcuz i got so much more from nonfanfic site in the past...they tell my strength, weakness, n so many things n here...silent readers are supposed to be excused...n writers are supposed to butter up n beg on readers to comment....it's a shocking n sad reality here/now...hmm.
RUDE is such a fitting word to describe silent readers to me.
kanginiiee
#5
so true, hehehehe that's why some writers are not updating because
others can't give their comments.. hehehehe
Yoruclaw #6
youre right. the reason im so inactive in updating these days is because no one comments. they just. ughh. they kill my stories. i remember when i went on omegle, i was like, do you have aff? And she was like yeah but i only read stories but i dont have an acc. then i said, i hate silent readers. then i disconnected. they ARE the rudest people on earth. its not so hard to make an acc, and comment. you are awesome. You have the guts to say what i would like to say XD
LadyVamp
#7
YES! I agree with you on this. Silent readers make me so mad sometimes. I always comment on what I read no matter if I liked it or not.