Mullling Over Feedback.

Just mulling over feedback, and when we get lots, then hardly any. Ok a lot if it might be to do with our pairings, some, such as Spangel, being more popular than others.

I would guess that only about 20% of people who read a fic, or look at a manip, icon, banner leave feedback. It may seem, with less feedback that the fandom is dying, but I just do not believe this at all. The fandom is alive and strong, just that a high percentage of people are lurkers. Whither that is because they do not have the confidence to leave feedback, do not like what they have read/seen, or have read/seen some of our work, and don't like it and never venture to give it another go, only they would know.

It took me quite some time to leave feedback when I first entered into the fandom, and read fanfic. At that time I read Spuffy, and some of the writers had such a superiour attitude when replying to feedback, I stopped for a while. I only started again when I read Spangel, and the replies to my feedback were so nice I contunued to give more feedback.

Even getting a rec doesn't mean you get lots of feedback either. I have been reced, and only got about two items of feedback from it, or none at all. While I love gettting a rec, I do not look forward to lots of feedback from it, otherwise I would be disappointed.

Feedback is a funny thing, sometimes you get lots, others hardly any. Not something to be counted on, and certainly doesn't indicate the strengh of the fandom. There are a lot of quiet people out there, busy reading, looking at artwork, but not saying anything.

Writers of General Fic

From the comments to my last post, a gapping hole in the fandom has come to light. People who write Gen do not have a community to present their work, and get it out to the general public. I have been known to write gen fic myself, an know this is the case. If you write Spike then you can find places to post, the same with Angel, but the other characters are sadly unrepresented.

When I write gen fic I tend to do it because I want to explore an emotion, characteristic, or situation using different characters. I know you are saying well why not do it yourself. I am as committed to the fandom as I can get, and even the two communities I did start are very negleted because of this. I really cannot spare any more time to another community at all. But the readers and writers are crying out for this service. I would love somewhere to go to read gen fic. I love it.

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My friend shinodabear has started a post for interested parties as well. She is considering opening a community, and would be pleased for any help anyone would offer her, as a novice doing a community.