yeah, see, i don't see it that away (obviously) :)
i think if a writer said this fic is only for so and so and others shouldn't read it, then the traditional notions of gifter and giftee apply. otoh, when the number of compliments/reactions/squee from others is somehow meant to enhance the "value" of the gift, i think of it as just another fic posted for public consumption under the guise of a ficathon.
i am not sure why a recipient would be affected by concrit? surely there are a 1001 ways to fulfill a request and a specific piece of concrit is presumably aimed at that particular story. if it were a gift for me, i would like to read what others' reactions were. -shrugs-
if the problem is that the concrit is not posted on one's own lj, then presumably that's a mod's "space" issue? but in my head, if the mod wanted to disable concrit then he/she should not invite public feedback either, atleast the way the logic follows for me. they are making it a public forum and the rules of regular "posted in public" apply.
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Date: 2006-12-09 04:08 pm (UTC)i think if a writer said this fic is only for so and so and others shouldn't read it, then the traditional notions of gifter and giftee apply. otoh, when the number of compliments/reactions/squee from others is somehow meant to enhance the "value" of the gift, i think of it as just another fic posted for public consumption under the guise of a ficathon.
i am not sure why a recipient would be affected by concrit? surely there are a 1001 ways to fulfill a request and a specific piece of concrit is presumably aimed at that particular story. if it were a gift for me, i would like to read what others' reactions were. -shrugs-
if the problem is that the concrit is not posted on one's own lj, then presumably that's a mod's "space" issue? but in my head, if the mod wanted to disable concrit then he/she should not invite public feedback either, atleast the way the logic follows for me. they are making it a public forum and the rules of regular "posted in public" apply.
interesting.