Hm.

[dragonimp]

I realize I'm out of step with most people on the community art sites, in that I comment much more than I +fav. In fact I fav very rarely. I mean, they're supposed to be my favorites, right? It takes a lot more than a "oh hey, that's cool" reaction for something to be a favorite. I also - speaking from the other side - like getting comments much more than +favs, so that's the way I operate. It's not that I don't appreciate favs, but being one of fifty pictures the person added that day sort of lessens the impact. Plus, they're impersonal, and don't convey any feedback other than "I liked this."

I also sometimes have the urge to say, "out of all my artwork, you're +fav'ing that piece of crap?" But I realize it's a totally subjective process and there's no accounting for taste. But I start feeling more than a little cynical when quick doodles get more attention than the pieces I worked my ass off on.

Part of me is saying that I should be thankful for what little I get. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for any and all feedback. But the lack of rhyme and reason makes me cynical at times.

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[beautifulfic]

I'm no artist, but I thought I'd tell you that I'm the same with fic. A comment means more than a fave to me, because a comment can be full and rich, wheras a fave is a nod of appreciation, nothing more. It's flattering that I can write something that people want to come back to but, at the same time, I'd rather get solid feedback.

*Snorts* And yes, I get the urge to ask people why they fave certain things. In my experience, it's always the story/art you thought was naff that people jump on like hungry wolves. I loathed Tears and Rain while writing it. Loathed it.

I guess other people didn't share that :D

*hugs*

B xxx

[dragonimp]

There really is no predicting or accounting for taste, I keep reminding myself of that ^^;.

But yeah, even if the comment is just along the lines of "I like the X", that at least gives you something more. Especially when you look at the amount of items some people fav in a day. Sometimes it's obvious that all they did was search for a series title or a few keywords. (The drawing I did for Rainjoy of little Maes got put into a collection on dA entitled "Mpreg" - which is not inappropriate, but all the other pictures were of pregnant dudes, and most were spoof pics. I got the sense that the person was including anything that came up on the keyword search.)