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(frozen comment) Um. Ableism?

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't want to bring it up on the thread and upset anyone and derail anything like an ass, and it's not something I want to run to the mod about to delete the prompt post, but "spazz" and "spazzing" are pretty offensive ableist terms. And i'm quite surprised to see it in a fandom with a strong awareness of crappy ableist behaviour.

I am disabled so I am personally offended, but it's like calling something bad "gay". A gay person doesn't have to hear it, for the term used in that way to be insulting or offensive. Please keep that in mind in future.

(frozen comment) Re: Um. Ableism?

[(Anonymous)]

Honest question as someone who is not aware of a lot of the current discussions about political correctness (don't even know if that is the right term to use).
I am not anti-politically correct, and I do believe everyone should be respectful and mindful of others.
Words change their meanings through time and not everyone here is the same age. We all come from different backgrounds and experiences.
When does a word become 'not okay' because it might offend?
To me in my experience the word spaz has been used mostly to describe certain overblown excited behaviours- like seeing the new Stephen King book on the shelf or hopping with excitement to see starwars. Or getting unreasonably upset over something small and inconvenient.
It means losing control of physical or emotional reactions, which let's face it, we've all done from time to time.
When did it become a slur against disabled people?

18-03-2016

[(Anonymous)]

And we have a date.
And anotehr promo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXyW4Cuwphg

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Igot a flashback for The Leftovers openning from s1 xD

Re: 18-03-2016

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, that was an absolutely awesome promo, with absolutely no new information. Seriously, it looked like a really, really well-done fanvid of season one, with a clip from the previous season two promo thrown in.

I actually think I like it better that way. Guess the promo department has me all figured out!

DD viewing #2139 and noticing new things

[(Anonymous)]

So I'm watching Daredevil again (againagainagainagain) and every time I do I notice new-to-me things and end up with more questions. Does this happen to you guys? I'm watching this round with the vision-impaired audio commentary and it's wonderful, adding details that aren't obvious or stated otherwise.

Like the scene with Foggy waking up in Marci's bed after he has the argument with Matt? Apparently Marci has silk sheets, too. I mean, of COURSE Marci would have silk sheets because Marci likes buying expensive things as a status symbols, but I thought it was an interesting placement and timing to note the similarity and also highlight the difference between Matt and Marci. Maybe it wasn't intentional, but the people who created DD spent a LOT of time on throwaway details (which I love) so...

Also, during the Stick episode, Matt calls out the exact type of guns Nobu's men are carrying, complete with suppressors. Like, wtf? When and where has Matt studied weapons? And he tells Stick like Stick doesn't have the capabilities to know those details, so maybe Stick didn't teach that to Matt? I know Matt is hella intelligent and the comics show he's self-taught about any number of subjects, but guns are practical knowledge, not something you can get from a book. Did someone at the precinct teach Matt how to handle guns? He can certainly disarm a gun in no time flat, too.

Matt also makes a comment about 'men of financial privilege' like he's known a lot of them. Uh, from Landman & Zack or...? University? Obvs he's not going to come across a lot of men of financial privilege during his poor orphan youth, but he makes that comment to Foggy who doesn't seem to have the same empirical experience. I'd kinda expect them to have similar experience from L&Z, I guess, but maybe not?

Sorry, I'm just kinda rambling here but I swear every time I watch this show I notice something new and then have questions about it. If anybody has opinions about any of my questions, please help me out. A new perspective is always a good thing.

Re: DD viewing #2139 and noticing new things

[(Anonymous)]

Oh man, I don't have Netflix but I wish so much that I could listen to the audio description. By all accounts it sounds amazing.

Anyway, I've been rewatching toooo :3 Trying to ration out an episode or two a week until the new season is released, but I'll probably end up going through the whole show twice. I'll need to watch for the stuff you mentioned - I don't remember that conversation with Stick, nor Matt saying the thing about men of financial privilege :( I can totally think of reasons why he'd know them though cough sugar daddies cough.

I just watched the episode where Matt goes to visit Vanessa's art gallery. That little nervous breath when he's telling Karen before he goes there - omg. And the whole conversation with Vanessa was sooo well done. It's not just the fight scenes; this whole series is beautifully shot. I did notice though, it seems like the gallery must be super-soundproof or something, because Matt doesn't seem to know what's in there until he steps through the door, and he doesn't notice Fisk arriving until Fisk is RIGHT THERE.

I've also been paying more attention to Foggy's outfits. Apparently he wears great ties throughout the show. So far I've only spotted the blue one with the little white lobsters.

Foggy rapes Matt???

[(Anonymous)]

Does anyone know why this whole idea blew up all over the meme?


Like I could never see Foggy raping anyone.

Re: Foggy rapes Matt???

[(Anonymous)]

It's probably pertinent to note that most of those prompts/ideas then extend to 'And then Frank cuddles Matt and calls him a Good Boy, after which Frank makes Foggy suffer as he deserves.'

imo, it's the seeds of shippy disgruntlement. Also, I'm 90% sure it's the same three people bringing it up.

Comics! What are your favourite non-Marvel-Unlimited arcs?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm pretty much through with all the Unlimited stuff. which arcs/crossovers/annuals that aren't on there are worth hunting down?

Re: Comics! What are your favourite non-Marvel-Unlimited arcs?

[(Anonymous)]

I've heard that not all of Ann Nocenti's run is there, but it's definitely worth a read.

(frozen comment) Cultural Appropriation?

[(Anonymous)]

Is is cultural appropriation for Matt to be Catholic? Because he's white and the church is a very Hispanic heavy group? Like the Pope is Hispanic.

(frozen comment) Re: Cultural Appropriation?

[(Anonymous)]

*sigh*...

I need fluff ;___;

[(Anonymous)]

*sobs*
I've ran out of fluff to read. Someone hold me!

Re: I need fluff ;___;

[(Anonymous)]

Tell us about your favourite fluff fics and why you liked them! Maybe someone has recommendations if you tell us what your taste is like :)

Getting a comment you don't want

[(Anonymous)]

Does anyone here have any tips for how to respond to a comment that you don't want on a fic?

For the record, the comment is along the lines of 'Great story!! Love the characters! Now put in x y z q r t!' when x etc are all things that you don't intend to put in the story or have already clarified aren't going to happen.

For the moment all I've done is say 'thanks for the compliment' but, uh, should I even elaborate on 'it's cool that you want x-t but that's not going to happen'?

Re: Getting a comment you don't want

[(Anonymous)]

I have no shame about letting someone know when something that they want is not something I'm doing or where I'm heading.

I think you just need to be upfront about why you feel their suggestion doesn't fit into what you were thinking for the story, and let them know that you really do appreciate them suggesting it and that they like the fic.

I tend to use those comments as a platform for discussing why I wanted to write the fic in the first place with people.

Like: "Thanks for the suggestion. It doesn't really fit with where I'm going with this story right now, and that's because I personally wrote this story for and am interested in exploring . But I could totally see some version of this story where that might happen, and appreciate that you love the fic so far."

Sometimes, that can actually turn into someone writing their suggestion as a gift fic, or a good conversation about why other people agree or disagree with your reason for writing the fic.

Survey - how old are you?

[(Anonymous)]

So, I'm curious now. How old is everyone on this meme?

Re: Survey - how old are you?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm also curious, if anyone is under 18 is it even legal for this place to stay around if they say so?

i.e. I'm not sure how much honesty you can get with this survey.

Guess Time: Could The Defenders's plot be about Shadowland?

[(Anonymous)]

I was looking for something to read yeterday and i found the Shadowland series from Daredevil, those are 10 issues where Matt by something that happened is named leader of The Hand and once there he has to go through some ritual and while he's at it someone sets him up and things happens and people believe it's him.

Then something take his body and he goes berserk wanting to rule Hell's kitchen by killing every bad guy and anyone who interferes with him.

My point is that this can be an interesting plot for The Defenders, Shadowland involved many of the local heroes, we saw Iron Fist and Luke Cage, Spiderman and Ghost Rider and of course Elektra and many others.

Foggy was there aong with others than can easily be replaced by Jessica Jones, Trish and others regulars from other shows.

I found it interesting enough. The only question is if they will use the supernatural aspect of it (Matt is supposed to be possessed by some demon) in the show or just keep it like your local people v the goverment fight.

Re: Guess Time: Could The Defenders's plot be about Shadowland?

[(Anonymous)]

I have read the Shadowland arc and I'd be really surprised if they did anything with that for the MCU. Like, that whole thing was really a bit over-the-top, no? You'd have to tone it down a *lot* for the more gritty-realism tone we saw with Jessica and Daredevil. One super-powered villain like Kilgrave running around kinda works, but *hordes of ninjas* in the middle of New York? I guess they'd throw out Matt's Japanese murder castle he builds himself, (both for realism as well as budget reasons) and replace it with a normal building he commandeers, but...the other thing is, both Foggy and Karen get a lot of screen time in the series, but are (except for the end) nearly absent in Shadowland. They'd have to revamp the story line a *lot*. I think if we go comics, there are arcs that are *much* easier to work for the MCU, maybe something like the Ryker's plot line when Matt's identity gets discovered? Or the plot line about Milla and Lucca, that woman with the perfume that drives every man crazy, and Mr. Fear.

Looking for fic

[(Anonymous)]

There's a fic I'm looking for that was on A03 where Foggy makes some sort of deal with a deamon/supernatural being to switch his and Matt's places so he ends up blinded instead. But then things go worse cause he's never trained by Stick and never uses his senses but him and Matt are still best friends.

Anyone know it?

Re: Looking for fic

[(Anonymous)]

okay, this took a while, but I am actually pretty proud of myself. Is that it? http://archiveofourown.org/works/4336007

Contest of Champions Alliance- y/n?

[(Anonymous)]

Trying to find an alliance can be like playing asshole roulette

Would an alliance of memers go better? Is it less intimidating to work with players after you've chatted to them about the things you'd each do to Matt's bubble butt?

Would it crash and burn because its not anonymous enough? (I'm still trying to figure out the logistics)

AnonymousDaredevils is an available name if you would rather not have the word 'kinkmeme' in the title.

What's your take on it? Whether you'd be down for it or you think it's a stupid/logistically unsound idea, drop a comment

Matt Murdock, former short order cook

[(Anonymous)]

I found this little gem in a couple of the Marvel handbooks, but for the life of me, I can't find the comic issues where Matt is a cook. Can anyone point me towards them? I only know of two instances - at the end of Born Again, and at some point in Secret Wars.

Re: Matt Murdock, former short order cook

[(Anonymous)]

(SA: Never mind, found them! #232 and Secret Wars Journal #2 in case anyone else wants to know.)

really OT question

[(Anonymous)]

from the previous thread I saw many of you are around my age (I'm 27) and, Idk, maybe there is some grad stud as well who'd like to share some infos to another grad student here..
to those of you who have experience in writing a thesis or something like that, do you think it's possibile to write like 30%, 40% of your thesis in less than a week??
how do you motivate yourself when all you see is papers that you hate, taht you have just skimmed through and which also are not in your native language?

I'm 100% lost. and I wanna graduate but I'm so fed up

Re: really OT question

[(Anonymous)]

/whoops anon-failed. Carry on everyone, nothing to see here.

First up, lemme offer you a hug. *hugs* Second, yes, it is possible to write not just 40%, but an entire thesis in a week, as long as you adjust your expectations accordingly -- in other words, it's gonna be dog shit, but you'll get it done and that's the most important thing of all.

(Of course, your thesis isn't shit because you wrote it in a week. It's shit because you waited until there's one week left to do it.)

Once you accept that, pretty much stream-of-consciousness, mind-straight-to-paper
stuff from then on. Look at your outline, do you know what goes where? If you do, put it
in, if you don't, say fuck it and skip. Fill, skip, fill, skip, repeat till the end, then double back. It's dog shit, remember? You hate it, you're just shoveling from one shit pile to another. Look at this disgusting paper not in your mother tongue and is 2000 pages too long, who the hell reads this stuff, just skim. Get what you need and get the hell out, nobody cares, nobody's gonna read it anyway. They're gonna take one look and say, "Oh god, it's one of those!" This work of shame is all yours, buddy.

Repeat this "fill, skip, double back" process until submission day, or until there's nothing left to skip or fill (or edit, but I doubt you'll have that much time.) Submit. Congrats you wrote a thesis, go have a drink and don't come back before 3AM.

(The point, of course, is to lower your expectation, which is 99.9% of why you
procrastinate. You want great result but you hate the work needed to put into it. That's fine, we've all been there. Your goal now is not writing an amazing thesis that will blow the board's tiny little minds -- you just need to write a thesis. Once done with the first "fill, skip" round, you'll find you actually have time to go back and add or change things, which will calm you down, and you have an idea of where you are, plus some sense of accomplishment. At least now you're getting somewhere. Then just keep going.)

And, totally not speaking from experience, *ahemhem*, but people can see a good idea even when it's just a skeleton patched with bits of skin, ya know? Filling in the meat is daunting, but as long as the structure looks coherent, you'll be judged more favorably than if you submitted an ambitious, flowery yet incomprehensible mess. Or worse, a very beautiful, very well-built bust, with the rest of the body missing.

i love matt murdock

[(Anonymous)]

i just remembered how much i love matt murdock and needed to share

Re: i love matt murdock

[(Anonymous)]

That's why I'm here too. All the chatter on tumblr and twitter is making me miss Matty so much. ♥

Top five favorite Daredevil fanfics and why

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly what's on the tin.

Re: Top five favorite Daredevil fanfics and why

[(Anonymous)]

Oh cripes. Only five? Harsh. But alrighty then, here's the rankings for today (but ask me again next week and I'll probably have a whole different list; damn this fandom is talented, I love you all).


5. Marci Stahl, Avocado at Law (marci/foggy)
archiveofourown.org/works/3956800
Post-S1, Marci starts working at Nelson & Murdock. It's a very natural continuation of where the series left off, and there's a lot of character development on all sides. This is the fic that made me love Marci.

4. staying up to hear the show (warning: non-con, fisk/matt)
archiveofourown.org/works/4230672
Matt is thrown into prison and shares a cell with Fisk. It's written from a very interesting POV and is absolutely brutal. I also love all the other fics inspired by this and the original prompt (they're linked at the end of the fic).

3. jump, check parachute (matt/foggy)
archiveofourown.org/works/3836875
Some good old-fashioned friends-with-benefits getting-together lowkey-pining fic for Matt and Foggy, set during the law school era. It's a lovely fic with a mix of fluff and angst that is very, very rereadable (I can't even count how many times I've reread it!).

2. what you are in the dark (gen)
archiveofourown.org/works/4782251
Foggy brings Matt back from the dead, and everything is terrifying. This is exactly my favourite style of slow-burn horror - the feeling that something is wrong but you just don't know what, and the growing darkness and creepiness throughout the whole thing.

1. All Our Yesteryears (kirsten/matt, one-sided matt/foggy)
archiveofourown.org/works/4285893
Foggy gets hurt because of Daredevil and leaves New York, but returns six years later. This fic is just full-on angst city and absolutely does not pull its punches, and it is beautiful. It's also great at smoothly incorporating comics elements without being overwhelming. I love how natural all the characters feel, and how despite all the heartbreaking moments, there's a little thread of optimism and hope for rebuilding throughout everything. It's amazing, seriously.


+1 because I just can't resist and because I'm a cheat:
The Process of Getting It (jennifer walters/matt, hint of luke/matt)
archiveofourown.org/works/5430362
Beautifully fluffy, utterly adorable, incredibly hot fic where lawyer!She-Hulk gets together with lawyer!Daredevil and everything is perfect. SO much fun to read. <3

General recs for authors I love, who I couldn't quite fit on the list, also here because I'm a cheat:
marmolita, who writes some of my all-time favourite fic of the pornier variety.
ChuckleVoodoos, supreme deity of all Matt/Foggy AUs.
returnsandreturns, whose fluff is just the cutest omg(!).
poisonivory, writes some nice Matt/Foggy getting-together fic and some nice AUs too.
lady_ragnell, who also writes some amazing Matt/Foggy.

Watching Daredevil for the first time and without anywhere to flail

[(Anonymous)]

So I am hugely behind the times, here, and have only just started watching Daredevil; I've somehow managed to stay pretty unspoiled due to not having friends who are into this sort of thing in close proximity, but this also means that I am now without anywhere to talk about the fact that I am now watching and loving it. So I came here, on the basis that I can easily be ignored and so hopefully shouldn't annoy anyone, and maybe somebody might appreciate my incoherent rambles!

I've just finished episode 5 (World on Fire) and, wow, I wasn't expecting huge numbers of explosions at the end of that episode, that's for sure! They did have the major plus of interrupting that supremely awkward 'touch my face' thing, so I'm on board for that - I was also super on board for Karen and Foggy jaunting around lawyering and fixing people's sinks, but that dinner was getting kind of uncomfortable. It was an episode of weird and uncomfortable dinners, now I think about it, because I don't know how I feel about the Fisk and Vanessa thing, but it was kind of making me cringe.

Actually, I would be up for more lawyering (and, hey, fixing people's sinks), because I do like people being good at their jobs. And sticking it to the corporations, I'm a fan of that too. Also more Karen. And more Ben! I am always up for the plucky investigative journalist. These two need to shenanigan around together more, clearly, and find out Useful Things and expose Fisk. And maybe not buy anymore extra office equipment, though I am pretty entertained about Karen's 'I tried to blend in at an auction and have a job lot of phones!'. Undercover work is hard.

(Though, what on earth is going on with Ben's mysteriously ill wife? What does she have? Is it lethal? I'm pretty sure that's not how hospitals work?)

On the note of hospitals, I am currently deeply concerned that Claire has lost her job for not being at work in an... undefinable amount of time. How much time has passed? A bunch of the episodes seem to be happening close together, but on the other hand there was enough time for Bowling Ball Man to get arrested and his case to go to trial, so there must have been a few months in there. I am concerned about her ability to continue paying the bills. I love Claire (also, HI Rosario Dawson! I am always happy to encounter you in things) and am majorly impressed by her patience and ability to not bat an eyelid, pretty much, when weirdos bleed all over her furniture. Good job Claire, please stay safe (and keep your job. Also, maybe get some more friends?).

Bill paying ability concerns me about most of the characters, actually. Okay, so Karen has just been given money from her ex-corrupt employers, but surely Matt and Foggy must be up to their eyeballs in student loans? Unless they are secretly wealthy (which, I don't see 'my mom wanted me to be a butcher' as coming from a wealthy background, though it would be hilarious if Foggy's mum was all about 'truly being one of the common people!' or something while contemplating which of her mansions to spend the weekend in. I guess Matt maybe got a massive insurance payout from having toxic chemicals dumped on him or his dad was actually making ridiculously amounts of money with his fights, but this all seems kind of unusual really) they need some more clients ASAP. I don't think Mysteriously Large Checks from People Mysteriously Working For The Bad Guy are going to last for that long (...actually, does this whole thing come up again? I hope it does)

ANYWAY, sorry for flailing my incoherent rambles over the anon meme - I shall hopefully repay you all at some point with fic - I shall now return to actually watching and see what the next episode brings! (I'm guessing nothing good for Remaining-Sort-Of-Inept-Bad-Guy-Russian-Gangster-Type, who is having a seriously shitty day, it must be said).

Re: Watching Daredevil for the first time and without anywhere to flail

[(Anonymous)]

ahahahah, I'd LOVE a fic where it would be like this, Foggy's mom just this completely out-of-touch rich woman who fantasizes about her son learning a trade and being all *rustic* and *real*, and it's driving Foggy NUTS XDDDD

Fics and Comments

[(Anonymous)]

My new year's resolution was to leave more comments to authors. Authors are always asking for people to leave comments and I love to read fics so win-win, right? I've been leaving chirpy happy comments on almost every fic I've read, sometimes even on each chapter, and most authors reply to a comment, even if it's just to say thanks for commenting. Which I think is nice? Polite? It's not necessary, I guess, but there's a lot of authors who don't reply to my comments ever, and then I start to feel like I'm bothering them by leaving comments so I try to leave shorter comments, or if they reply to others and not me then I feel like they don't want ME commenting on their fics. So I stop. Not out of spite or anger but embarrassment because I feel like maybe my comments are too long and I should just shut up. Does this ever happen to you guys?

Re: Fics and Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I do worry about the comments I leave, but then I try to acknowledge that it's just my anxiety acting up and move on.

if you could write something into the season two script what would it be

[(Anonymous)]

what it says on the tin. suspend all disbelief for a couple seconds and just tell me things you want to happen, things you'd sell your soul to see. however likely or unlikely, if you could write something into the script what would you add??

personally, i'd kill to see every missing scene from nelson vs murdock. i wanna see half-dead matt trying to take a swing at foggy, i wanna see foggy calling claire, i wanna see what went down when claire turned up, i wanna see foggy losing his mind about the whole thing. when it picks up foggy is seething, i want to see foggy's emotional rollercoaster leading up to so-mad-i-could-kill-you (honestly i'd kill to see a four hour all-inclusive extended directors cut of nelson vs murdock, i can't tell you how many times i've watched the matt + foggy parts of that episode)

i'm also a big big big fan of the college flashbacks, i would pay good money to watch a daredevil prequel series that's all about matt and foggy in college.

there are probably a million other things i'm not remembering right now but what about you guys??

Re: if you could write something into the season two script what would it be

[(Anonymous)]

wait also two other things i forgot:

1) please burn the red suit and put matt back in his black pyjamas and
2) more totally unwarranted completely gratuitous butt shots matt has a beautoful butt and i think we deserve more of it

How to buy (printed) comics

[(Anonymous)]

Guys, please help!

I've fallen in love with Waid's run of Daredevil but I have no idea how to buy the real-life paper printed versions. There are like two different types of volumes? And I thought Waid's was volume 3 and 4, but the bookshops list Waid's volumes as 1, 2, 3, 4, ... And I'm trying to get as few individual books as possible, so I don't want to buy a million weekly issues.

I really want to have all of Waid's DD work. I just have no idea what to buy. :'( Can anyone help me out?

Re: How to buy (printed) comics

[(Anonymous)]

Yup. Waid's work is sold in six softcovers, numbered 1-6, and 3 hardcovers (that each contain two of the softcovers.). Are you from the US or...?

That Daredevil recaps tumbler?

[(Anonymous)]

Hey,

I was just wondering, this excellent comics recaps tumblr was recently announced here - http://daredevilrecaps.tumblr.com/ (I think one or two of you mods might be the one maintaining it, right?) and was wondering, is this gonna get more content? The idea is perfect, the comments hilarious and the fandom could *really* benefit from the Rosalind storyline being shown and explained. :)

Re: That Daredevil recaps tumbler?

[(Anonymous)]

As one of the people involved (I recapped the 1602 arc), I know that the person recapping the Rosalind stuff is working on it slowly, but just likely distracted.

I personally do plan on going in and continuing to recap more alt-Matt storylines - I've also just had some life stuff going on and some fanfiction-related stuff happening. It's awesome that you like it so much though and I will relay that message!

AMA for Elden Henson

[(Anonymous)]

SO, someone posted an AMA request for Elden Henson. However the Reddit daredevil community hates him. Can we get some upvotes for him?

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/43pbn2/ama_request_elden_henson/

Re: AMA for Elden Henson

[(Anonymous)]

Unfortunately slash fandom is really the only place where Foggy is popular (and lbr he's mostly popular because we're shipping him with Matt) but at least you're in the right place to find some upvotes, good on you for trying.

'Fluffing' your comment count

[(Anonymous)]

Just a thought spawned off the other conversation re: comments. I was just wondering, what do you think of that feature on Ao3 that you reply directly underneath a comment, and that counts toward your total comment count? I also post on fanfic.net, where you'd reply as PMs. I can see pro's and con's for the way Ao3 does it.

Pro:

- It fluffs the review count. That means authors have an incentive to reply, which is nice as a reviewer

- you can reply to anonymous comments

- some reviewers may have interesting questions, and that way, everyone can read them

Con:

- it fluffs the review count. That might make a fic more visible than another fic, simply because one of the authors has more time

- you might want to reply to something on a delicate topic privately and NOT where everyone can read it

- it gives you the impression if you visibly reply to *one* reviewer, it would be fair to reply to all, even though there's not really much you can say to 'more plz'

Personal opinions/thoughts?

Re: 'Fluffing' your comment count

[(Anonymous)]

As an author who's also used both sites I prefer AO3's way of doing it. I hate getting Anonymous reviews to my FF.Net fics with things I want to reply to because I can't reply. And while no one can see my replies to logged in reviews, everyone can see the review - and I've had a review or too that wasn't very nice or was borderline rude but in subsequent PMs, we resolved the issue that caused the review (once someone not noticing the fic they reviewed was 4 years old). While it's never happened, I'd hate for someone to be hounded for a negative review solved in private conversation.

I think avoiding fluffed comment count making fics more visible than others is why we can only kudo once on AO3 (and why I sort by kudo on AO3 and Favourites on FF.Net). It's the fairer system. Also I've noticed that fics with lots and lots of comments often don't have the author reply to each one - it seems once you hit a certain number of comments, it stops being practical. So it has no effect on the most visible of fics?

Personally I try to reply to every comment I get, even if it's only a (much delayed) thank you. But I would understand if someone didn't reply to my comment but did to another's, if they had something to say to that other comment.

Repost Madness Challenge

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, is this still going? I thought the writers were going to be announced after the winning prompts went up?

Re: Repost Madness Challenge

[(Anonymous)]

It's only been two or three days. I'm guessing the authors are still picking prompts... :P

"I Smell Your Rookie Moves, New Writers" - Chuck Wendig

[(Anonymous)]

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2015/08/26/i-smell-your-rookie-moves-new-writers/

So I had this in my tabs for a while. Thought I'd share since I found it useful. :)

Re: "I Smell Your Rookie Moves, New Writers" - Chuck Wendig

[(Anonymous)]

Great advice about formatting dialogue, especially the punctuation conventions (which drive me up the wall in fic, personally).