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From: 	Don Wang[SMTP:dwang@sprynet.com]
Sent: 	Friday, August 23, 1996 3:35 PM
To: 	fanfic@fanfic.com
Subject: 	Re: [FFML] [FFML]SPAM][QUESTION]C&C, Truth or myth?

Caroline Seawright wrote:

Feh ... as if I get more than two or three comments on my fics, anyway.
I gave up bothering to try to get people to C&C after I posted my first
fic here and didn't get anything for over a week or so.

 
	>I think the problem is this.  Most people don't get much C & C when

they post.  Therefore, the author decides not to C & C others because no
one ever helps him out.  This turns into a cycle and everything goes
downhill from here.  Besides the few dedicated readers out there, I rare
see anyone else do the C & C (from what I've seen on the list, of
course)

So give up complaining ... it won't change people one bit.

 
	>I think it is this kind of thinking that is hurting the FFML.  I do

think people will change.  I myself will from now on try read as much as
possible.

I would C&C more if I actually found time to even read the fics that
get posted. But I end up saving them all ... wait to download them...
and never get around to it. *shrug* I've still got stuff sitting in
my fanfic directory that I haven't touched yet. I hardly have time to
reply to normal e-mail ... :p  And I don't really have an incentive
to actually try harder to C&C as hardly anyone bothers to C&C my fics.

 
	>Again... the same problem.  Lack of time and the lack of C & C on the

author's own story tends to throw the list into a vivious downward
cycle.

	>The world is dark and lonely place... hopeless beyond help (did I get

that right?) 

Actually, I was thinking the same thing when I started to do my fanfic reviews.  You know, the one with the rating system.  Anyway, it was summer and I really didn't have anything to do, so I decided to give some C & C's to use the list for it is:  Fics and C & C.  Well, I found out that my C & C were not very imformative so I stopped doing them for now.  I would do my reviews again only if you guys want me to.  And if you do want me to do it, you need to tell me which one to do.  Either a through rating system with lots of comments or a simple rating system with little or no explanations of why I gave it that score.  Mind you, if I do do a through rating system, I can only do one fic a week and I get to choose what fic I want to review.  On the other hand, if I do that simple version, I might do at least 10 fics a week and you can request storys for me to review.