If I don't like the fic, I don't comment. So the opposite is true too: if I commented, one can be sure I liked the fic. So I usually comment and say what I liked.
And have another side to what everybody's saying here: I think I don't do concrit on anon fests 'cos who am I speaking to? I value my time and words to be wasting them speaking to I-don't-know-who.
OTOH, I don't do much concrit in non-fest time either.
On the mysterious third hand, if there are many typos, I'll probably say something about them in my comments, like, "Loved your fic but there are lots of typos, so you might want to fix them." 'Cos you know, typos just indicate the author's carelessness.
And on the forth hand (spider? or what?), when posting a rec of a fic I liked, I'll mention caveats which I didn't point out in my feedback -- 'cos this? Are for the readers, not for the writer, and the readers deserve to know what I thought to be less stellar in the fic.
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And have another side to what everybody's saying here: I think I don't do concrit on anon fests 'cos who am I speaking to? I value my time and words to be wasting them speaking to I-don't-know-who.
OTOH, I don't do much concrit in non-fest time either.
On the mysterious third hand, if there are many typos, I'll probably say something about them in my comments, like, "Loved your fic but there are lots of typos, so you might want to fix them." 'Cos you know, typos just indicate the author's carelessness.
And on the forth hand (spider? or what?), when posting a rec of a fic I liked, I'll mention caveats which I didn't point out in my feedback -- 'cos this? Are for the readers, not for the writer, and the readers deserve to know what I thought to be less stellar in the fic.