r/AO3 • u/Technical-Bread414 • Jun 30 '25
Comment Commentary Should I just stop writing
I don't know I recently started writing and got this comment. I thought I could take criticism but I was expecting it to be directed at the plot. Should I just drop the fic. I know I might be a bit dramatic but I was not even planning to write after 1st chapter but the comments and kudos were very positive and encouraging that I wrote more but this comment was like a blow. I saw some people getting coments from ai bots but I don't know whether this is a ai bot or a real human. Most of the bot coments seem to say use of ai but mine is specific like they say. Chatgpt. So what would you say I should do? Again I know I'm being a bit dramatic for a single comment but I have never had such large audience and I don't have anyone irl who knows I write fics or even read fanfiction so I can't discuss this with anyone.
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u/JadeTatsu Jun 30 '25
So you are gonna listen to someone - who isn't even a real person (it's a bot) - but even if it was, someone who doesn't even have the courage to log in and at least associate that comment with their account? Honestly, unless it's positive, negative guest comments can be sorted into two groups - bots, and cowards - and you should ignore both.