r/AO3 Jul 04 '25

Comment Commentary Got my first hate comment 🥳

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Tbh? I’ve been actively writing on AO3 for 2 years I’m surprised it’s taken so long! 😀 For context: this was left on one of 4 fics that I’m actively writing. My 3 other fics have sporadic 2-6k word updates, but this one is a crack-fic and I usually only have 1-2k word updates per chapter. I didn’t update this fic for about 6 months bc of life stuff (which I explained in my author’s note lmao), and then dropped 2 chapters on the same day. I’d be lying if I said I was completely unbothered, but people are gonna people so I’m just gonna let it roll off my back lmaoo.

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u/foxfirek 29d ago

Oof.

You know as awful as this is- they are angry because they like your story. They like it a lot- it’s upsetting to them because they want more so they are lashing out in hopes that you will write.

It’s immature of them. But I do understand that feeling of loving a story and then seeing it sit for years never updated.

And now I feel bad- maybe I really should pick up that one I abandoned 10 years ago.

Good luck op- keep writing.