wha....

[roxy]

This is the response I got to Paris, an old Clex story of mine:

Sicko writer. Yuk. :(

This was my response to that comment:

Non-con
Incest
Drugged Sex
Dubious Consent
Prostitution
Alternate Universe
Familial Abuse

Did none of those tags give you any warning of what the subject matter would be? At any rate, thank you for your articulate and concise review of the story.

Normally I don't engage these folks, but that just made me crack up--I'm reading my mail and I burst into laughter when I read that. And then, I got a little bitchy as you can see.

The story isn't the best, I'd be the first to admit it. Plus, it was written back in the day, when you could write stuff that seemed terribly naughty but is really pretty tame by today's standards. I didn't reread the fic--I don't think I could, I mean, it's really, really early fic! As the commenter put it, "yuck." No, pardon me--"Yuk."

If I'd posted it with the manip that inspired the story, I probably would have been able to save this poor person's eyes. :)



art created by Mkitty3

Comments

[lyryk.livejournal.com]

No, pardon me--"Yuk."

Ahahaha. I LOVE YOU.

[elwarre.livejournal.com]

what does it say about me that I read that list and thought, "ooo, sounds interesting!"

[bluemeridian]

Ahahaha, bless. :P You were very politely bitchy, too!

[fufaraw]

It's probably just me, but AO3 seems recently infected with juvenile trolls. The comments I've read till now on my own and others' work have been civil, even if unapproving, and with a degree of, oh, sentence-making.

In the last month or so, though, text and tweet-speek seem to have invaded, with bad spelling and some viciously malicious sentiments, expressed in sentence fragments, sometimes just in four or five unrelated words. I fear for the language. I don't think these are readers, honestly. I think they're feral children who've found new grounds to troll.

[tipsy-kitty.livejournal.com]

Oof, comments like that make me want to hide under a rock and stop writing. Good for you for finding the humor and moving on :)

[clarkscherry.livejournal.com]

You could have replied, "Fuk U." But I know that would be a Foe Paw.

[tasabian.livejournal.com]

Serves 'em right for not reading the tags, silly person. But rude of them to leave that comment.

[gingersnap1224.livejournal.com]

Sicko... Bwaahahaha! Is this person 9? The sicker, the better baby, that's what I say. Throw in a side of twisted and it's a great day.

[meus_venator]

People are strange, sometimes not in a good way.
Sorry hon. Love your response though.

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

I don't even reply, just delete and brood the rest of the night. Mine for one of my Colin Luthor stories just said, "Kinda faggish, you know." Ok? Correction, dear reader, really really GAY! Like, gay on top of gay with a dash of gay gay gay sprinkled on top. The epithet is what's probably supposed to piss me off & it does, but what gets me is the "you know" bit. Is that a conversation starter? Are we debating the veracity of the statement? Is it Valley Girl Speak? All I picture in my head is some blonde WASP with a cocktail in hand saying to her frenemies, "Kinda faggish, you know," and then tittering drunkenly into her fake boobs.

In short: people AARRRRRGH!!!!!

[tabaqui]

Heeeeee!
Love the manip, in all it's cheesy glory.

Man, comments like that. What's the point? So silly. You roxor. Of coz.

[quiet--tiger.livejournal.com]

Part of the benefit of AO3 is the eight hundred billion tags that can be put on stories. If people choose not to read them--and I admit I sometimes skim them if there are close to eight hundred billion used--then that is on them. At least the barely coherent comment means you know the person is nowhere near your level, and not worthy of your time. There's no evidence they even read the actual story. Don't worry about them!

[rosy5000.livejournal.com]

LOLOLOL People who read things they don't like AFTER reading all the warnings need to be stuck with visual and audio from those stories in their minds forever! MWHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I don't think I ever read that one, at least I don't remember it, but that was probably because of Lucas. He creeped me out way to much.

[nicnac918.livejournal.com]

Your reply was lovely and bitingly sarcastic, which comes as no surprise. If it were me I think I would have gone with 'dont like dont read.' It's appropriate, as articulate and concise as their comment to you, and has an added benefit of being a part of the vernacular of the reviewer's demographic, specifically self-important teenaged girls.

[casey28.livejournal.com]

Ugh, what an annoying comment. Sorry you had to deal with that. They should read the tags and stay away if it isn't their thing. You, my dear, gave a perfect reply. ♥

[phoenixnz.livejournal.com]

Well, if you want my two cents' worth, a perfect response to a douche. BTW - I actually have read the story and enjoyed it.

[danceswithgary]

Yuk


BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA


*coughs from laughing too much*

[jesseofthenorth.livejournal.com]

See you are way nicer than me when this shit happens. My responses tend to sound something like "FUCK YOU , YOU IGNORANT FUCK-WIT STOP BEING A DICK TO PEOPLE WHO WRITE FOR FUN! ALSO GO FUCK YOURSELf"

Then they get a lecture about the proper etiquette around unsolicited con-crit in fanfic, because I AM a Mom. But also kind of an asshole

[oldbatj.livejournal.com]

ADORED THIS LINE ! At any rate, thank you for your articulate and concise review of the story.
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Since obviously this person was incapable of reading and actually understanding the warnings.... I am astounded they were capable of even reading such a tale!! Possibly they have a PA who reads to them!!! What a troll!

People like that rank just below the group of commenters who are incapable of saying anything more than..."hurry up and write some more" in response to a good writer, who generously uses their own free time and lovely thought processes to produce 5,000-10,000 chapters to share with others. Where do these people come from? Obviously neither group has any appreciation for someone else's hard work!