Kudos is a great way of thanking an author when you don't know what words to use - and sometimes a fic can leave me speeechless - a bit like that pause that sometimes happens before an audience applauds a piece of music because they are still in the world it created.
The other good thing about kudos is that it gives a better idea than hit count on whether a piece is liked (oneshots particularly where you can't judge by the number who read on to the next chapter). All that hit counts tell me is that I had a good enough summary/title for people to click, or that the fic attracted people who liked that rating/pairing/fandom.
Before Kudos, if I had a massive hit count but no comments, then I would fear that everyone had hated the fic.
Comments are wonderful of course, and I always try to leave them and reply to them - I think its a cool way of interacting in fandom.
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Date: Sunday, May 20th, 2012 07:15 (UTC)The other good thing about kudos is that it gives a better idea than hit count on whether a piece is liked (oneshots particularly where you can't judge by the number who read on to the next chapter). All that hit counts tell me is that I had a good enough summary/title for people to click, or that the fic attracted people who liked that rating/pairing/fandom.
Before Kudos, if I had a massive hit count but no comments, then I would fear that everyone had hated the fic.
Comments are wonderful of course, and I always try to leave them and reply to them - I think its a cool way of interacting in fandom.