Things that make me go...bwuh??
Jun. 19th, 2007 10:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
christinex1001This is a rant.
Or maybe a small semi-rant on one thing, and a genuine rant on another.
Or it could just be me losing my mind (always a distinct possibility).
Ff.n's instituted a new ripple in its alert systems -- it now sends you an alert any time someone adds you to their author alerts or puts you on their favorites list. Fine and good, I suppose -- I never paid much attention to those stats, frankly. However, now that I get an alert each and every time someone does that, it brings to my attention the fact that way more people seem to have me on alert or on their favorites list than actually leave any reviews. OK...still not sure of the dynamic there, but it does make me think, Gee, if you liked it enough to make it a favorite, would it kill you to leave a review? Even an "OMG plz rite moar soon!!!111!!!!"? But whatever.
However, I guess I should be careful what I wish for, because today I got a review for No Return (it boggles me a little that I still do get a few reviews for NR every once in a while, considering how old it is, but OK), where the reviewer told me she loved the story and that she was its biggest fan but that she really, really wanted me to change Erik's age so he was only five to seven years older than Christine.
Uh...wut?? (Hence the use of the icon for this post.) I realize that the story is a contemporary POTO AU, but one of the main dynamics between those two characters, starting with the original book and continuing on to the musical, is that Erik is much, much older than Christine. The age difference contributes to the imbalance of power between the two. Changing Erik's age distorts that tremendously. I can only think that this reviewer must be someone who came into the fandom because of that godawful movie and therefore thinks Erik should be damn hot and in his early thirties. Le sigh.
And this has nothing to do with fandom or writing or anything else, but you know what really chaps my ass? People who say they're going to call you to set up an appointment and don't. I don't know many people who like the feeling of being left hanging forever. Call and say it's not going to work out, or if you're too chicken to do that, then send a bloody email. But limbo ain't no fun. (Unless it's a dance you're doing at someone's backyard luau.)
Meh.
Or maybe a small semi-rant on one thing, and a genuine rant on another.
Or it could just be me losing my mind (always a distinct possibility).
Ff.n's instituted a new ripple in its alert systems -- it now sends you an alert any time someone adds you to their author alerts or puts you on their favorites list. Fine and good, I suppose -- I never paid much attention to those stats, frankly. However, now that I get an alert each and every time someone does that, it brings to my attention the fact that way more people seem to have me on alert or on their favorites list than actually leave any reviews. OK...still not sure of the dynamic there, but it does make me think, Gee, if you liked it enough to make it a favorite, would it kill you to leave a review? Even an "OMG plz rite moar soon!!!111!!!!"? But whatever.
However, I guess I should be careful what I wish for, because today I got a review for No Return (it boggles me a little that I still do get a few reviews for NR every once in a while, considering how old it is, but OK), where the reviewer told me she loved the story and that she was its biggest fan but that she really, really wanted me to change Erik's age so he was only five to seven years older than Christine.
Uh...wut?? (Hence the use of the icon for this post.) I realize that the story is a contemporary POTO AU, but one of the main dynamics between those two characters, starting with the original book and continuing on to the musical, is that Erik is much, much older than Christine. The age difference contributes to the imbalance of power between the two. Changing Erik's age distorts that tremendously. I can only think that this reviewer must be someone who came into the fandom because of that godawful movie and therefore thinks Erik should be damn hot and in his early thirties. Le sigh.
And this has nothing to do with fandom or writing or anything else, but you know what really chaps my ass? People who say they're going to call you to set up an appointment and don't. I don't know many people who like the feeling of being left hanging forever. Call and say it's not going to work out, or if you're too chicken to do that, then send a bloody email. But limbo ain't no fun. (Unless it's a dance you're doing at someone's backyard luau.)
Meh.
