i dunno, it strikes me as fandom making rather a big deal out of concrit again. i mean, what's the end zone? it would forever be a gift fic so why does it magically (no pun intended) become more appropriate to concrit it on jan 1st? -shrugs-
It's not the anonymity that's at issue, for me. It's the giftiness. When the author posts the story to her own website or archive account or LJ, and indicates that she's presenting the story as something she's created, that's the point at which criticism is appropriate.
On the gifting website or LJ, the story is not about the author, it's about the recipient, and it's incredibly rude to the recipient to say, "Dude, your gift sucks."
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It's not the anonymity that's at issue, for me. It's the giftiness. When the author posts the story to her own website or archive account or LJ, and indicates that she's presenting the story as something she's created, that's the point at which criticism is appropriate.
On the gifting website or LJ, the story is not about the author, it's about the recipient, and it's incredibly rude to the recipient to say, "Dude, your gift sucks."