>authors live for validation and feedback from readers>if they don't get feedback/comments/kudos from readers, they are more likely to stop writing it>readers constantly get burned by unfinished stories that get dropped, so it's logical to not read a story until it's finished>this means they won't leave feedback/comments/kudos on the story while it's ongoingwhat is the solution?
>>25334470Delete the website
>>25334470>ao3>fanfiction.net>literature
>>25334470Am I the only one seeing the Happy Merchant in that logo?
>>25334672Yes.It's only you
>>25334470a wishlist or something
>>25334470Ao3 is a tumblr website. Meaning that if the readers don't have anything positive to say, they say nothing to avoid hurting anyones feefees. Even concrit is frowned upon. There is also the simple truth that readers will comment on good writing and its hard to find there. It's a website for 14 year old girls reading rape m/m fanfiction. If you're not 14 and dont post m/m rape fanfiction, you'll be better served elsewhere
>>25334470I hate Ao3's culture and website layout. But on the other hand, it's tagging system is superior to fanfiction.net despite the fact I prefer fanfiction.net, I fucking hate this fact honestly. Anyways>what is the solution?There are a few, an update system that allows the author to add in some updates that explain why the chapter was delayed and why shit is happening, make a character/update limit per chapter breaks in order to prevent blogposting. On top of that, in general, users should use the RSS feed system to keep getting updated frequently on stories they care about, instead of leaving it neglected. I feel it's quite underrated for those who aren't really tech-savvy. Another good solution is authors pre-writing their stories in private to an at least second draft level quality and then slowly drip-feeding chapters on a weekly basis while correcting chapters to make them either up-to-standard or improved based on feedback. Really there's a ton of solutions, but most fanfiction writers are kinda retarded, impulsive and tech illiterate, especially the ones that come from Tumblr which makes up like 80-90% of the site's userbase (I will be fair as there are definitely some non-tumblr writers on there that write cool stuff and it's the only reason I use that site at all)
>>25334470The best writers on Ao3 get like 5 kudos max while solely posting 20k word oneshots, and they're better than like 99% of contemporary fiction.Ao3 is fine for the purpose it wants to serve. What is really needed is a Qidian english equivalent, RR is a joke.
>>25334918>I hate Ao3's culture and website layout. But on the other hand, it's tagging system is superior to fanfiction.net despite the fact I prefer fanfiction.net, I fucking hate this fact honestly. I hate that it's impossible to know what you've read or even bookmarked using the vanilla website. And filtering out stories so you never see them again is a pain
>>25334470You know, I'm surprised that place hasn't been taken over by jeets like every other website, but I guess the lack of monetary incentive prevents that.
GenAI will obliterate this place anyway so don't bother.
