On one hand, I do see where it came from. If as you said it was a gift fic exchange, well it is a gift. Even normally if you don't like the gift somebody gave you, you wouldn't said so outright. There was a similar case before and I think the sum of it was that fics posted on normal fic comm are fair games but fics posted for gift fic exchange is slightly different as the authors is writing for somebody else. Most often they are taking somebody else's prompts and preference, and trying to write for them. In some case, it may be totally different from what they are used to write. Concrit could still be offered but maybe privately? Some suggests using PM or emails to contact the authors first.
Sad though to hear about your experience? Did the mods approched you privately? It would have probably gone better if they had so they can explain to you directly.
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on 2008-12-21 09:32 am (UTC)On one hand, I do see where it came from.
If as you said it was a gift fic exchange, well it is a gift.
Even normally if you don't like the gift somebody gave you, you wouldn't said so outright.
There was a similar case before and I think the sum of it was that fics posted on normal fic comm are fair games but fics posted for gift fic exchange is slightly different as the authors is writing for somebody else. Most often they are taking somebody else's prompts and preference, and trying to write for them. In some case, it may be totally different from what they are used to write.
Concrit could still be offered but maybe privately? Some suggests using PM or emails to contact the authors first.
Sad though to hear about your experience? Did the mods approched you privately? It would have probably gone better if they had so they can explain to you directly.