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You really need those summaries at AO3, because those stupid, fucking, smirky, *endless* tags tell you nothing.

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12/9/12 07:59 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] iibnf.livejournal.com
And the summaries need to be SUMMARIES not pull quotes! One sentence yanked out of a fic is not a summary! Why do writers no longer know what the word summary means?

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12/9/12 09:10 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] rockstarpeach.livejournal.com
THIS!

Most the time, even on LJ, I find myself reading a summary and then STILL having no idea what the fic is actually about.

And you shake that cane, Ms Rose!! A giant cloud of random buzzwords tells me nothing, plus, it's irritating to look at.

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12/10/12 01:28 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com
Girl, I'm doing more that shaking this cane, I'm weighting the head. *practices swings*

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12/10/12 01:31 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com
It's a difficult thing, true, writing a decent summary. It takes practice, and the desire to do a good job. This seems to not be a priority for some. *grumbles old-lady style*