1. For updates.

Author's have a life outside of writing fanfics.

They're not responsible to update for you.

I guarantee to you that most of the writers here are still attending school and/or working a job. So it is very inconsiderate to demand an author to update soon.

Fanfiction for them is most likely a hobby that they enjoy to do in their spare time. It should not be viewed as homework or an obligation.

2. For storylines.

Writing down opinions are totally fine.

But when it's sounds like you're forcing the author to change the way they planned to write, it's disrespectful.

Something like,

"Author-nim, this better ends with _____ and ______ together."

This sounds very disheartening and threatening to the writer.

A better way to put it would be:

"Author-nim, I think that ____ and ____ should end up together because... but I'll respect your decisions."

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Grammar:

I'd understand that it'd be hard to learn a second language. But if a story's grammar is so bad to the point it's missing basic rules such as capitalization and spelling; you need a beta.

There's nothing but sadness when a fanfic has a good storyline but is unreadable due to grammar problems.

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Comments and opinions are welcomed.