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Okay, so, me and reviews, crit, feedback, recs etc:
As a general rule, with one or two notable exceptions, I actually like the stories I produce. I'm pleased with them, for whatever reason, and I want everyone who reads them to be pleased with them as well, to like them and to not feel like they wasted their time reading them. Positive feedback makes me happy, seeing something I wrote being reviewed highly or rec'ed makes me happy.
( That said... )
I think I wandered a bit off the point there, if I had a point to begin with (debatable!), so maybe this is the summary: if you post it publicly, you have to be prepared for people reacting to it in whatever way they choose. If they do this anywhere other than your journal, or the community where you're the mod and can set the rules, you don't have to like it, but you do have to live with it. This is the price you pay for all the people who tell you they love what you've written and rec you far and wide. You might like to have one without the other, but, sorry, you can't.
But in case you've ever wondered: pretty much all the content in this journal, baring maybe two entries, is unlocked. As far as I'm concerned, with my own content, posting it unlocked means free rein (reign?) to anyone to comment, criticise, recommend, review, link, disagree, say nice things, correct my spelling, tell me what they liked/didn't like or anything else. Here, or somewhere else, and maybe I'll argue back, and if you get really rude in my journal (which, yes, is an arbitrary thing that I'll define on any given day) you'll get slapped down, metaphorically speaking, but the chances are, I'll go hmm, think about what you said and not do it next time.
As a general rule, with one or two notable exceptions, I actually like the stories I produce. I'm pleased with them, for whatever reason, and I want everyone who reads them to be pleased with them as well, to like them and to not feel like they wasted their time reading them. Positive feedback makes me happy, seeing something I wrote being reviewed highly or rec'ed makes me happy.
( That said... )
I think I wandered a bit off the point there, if I had a point to begin with (debatable!), so maybe this is the summary: if you post it publicly, you have to be prepared for people reacting to it in whatever way they choose. If they do this anywhere other than your journal, or the community where you're the mod and can set the rules, you don't have to like it, but you do have to live with it. This is the price you pay for all the people who tell you they love what you've written and rec you far and wide. You might like to have one without the other, but, sorry, you can't.
But in case you've ever wondered: pretty much all the content in this journal, baring maybe two entries, is unlocked. As far as I'm concerned, with my own content, posting it unlocked means free rein (reign?) to anyone to comment, criticise, recommend, review, link, disagree, say nice things, correct my spelling, tell me what they liked/didn't like or anything else. Here, or somewhere else, and maybe I'll argue back, and if you get really rude in my journal (which, yes, is an arbitrary thing that I'll define on any given day) you'll get slapped down, metaphorically speaking, but the chances are, I'll go hmm, think about what you said and not do it next time.