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Hey sailor, got some comments?
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| Title: | Hey sailor, got some comments? |
| Creator: | ltlj |
| Date(s): | December 7, 2000 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom: | |
| Topic: | feedback, Fanfiction |
| External Links: | the site: The Less Than Legendary Journeys: Guide to Writing in the HtLJ Universe, Archived version, link to the post: The Less Than Legendary Journeys: Hey sailor, got some comments?, Archived version |
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Hey sailor, got some comments? is an essay by ltlj.
It was posted in 2000, and illustrates that the more things change, the more things stay the same.
"People who are willing to do anything for comments. If you're on a fanfiction mailing list, you've seen them. They have several typical methods..."
Excerpts
1) Guilt:"Oh, nobody ever comments on my work! Pity me! You don't like me! Boohoo!"
2) Hostage-taking:
"Send me comments or I won't finish this story!"
3) Remember me? I wrote a story too!:
"Speaking of the current political crisis, I wrote my story last year, when there were politics too, though I don't remember what they were, but anyway, my story--"
4) Bonfire of the Vanities:
"Bow before my trendiness, you denizens of the mailing list! I shall show you all how it is done!"