Even people who state they want concrit can react badly to it--there's no way you can just guess what they would welcome.
*cringes* Yes, I learned that the hard way, probably because I have trouble sounding enthusiastic and supportive in a comment. It works better in real life, for some reason.
I love concrit and I was fannishly socialised in an environment that praised good concrit, so the "don't say anything unless it's nice" attitude is really bewildering to me.
I made various good friends by commenting on their stories in a true way
Me too, even though we don't have much to do with each other anymore. But I never got into a conversation with anyone over stock phrases and a simple "I like this". Unfortunately, this takes spoons that I often just don't have. *sigh*
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*cringes* Yes, I learned that the hard way, probably because I have trouble sounding enthusiastic and supportive in a comment. It works better in real life, for some reason.
I love concrit and I was fannishly socialised in an environment that praised good concrit, so the "don't say anything unless it's nice" attitude is really bewildering to me.
I made various good friends by commenting on their stories in a true way
Me too, even though we don't have much to do with each other anymore. But I never got into a conversation with anyone over stock phrases and a simple "I like this". Unfortunately, this takes spoons that I often just don't have. *sigh*