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i love wp i love everyone who follows me n i love everyone i follow but in all the time i've been on here (since 2016) i've only been thanked for writing once or twice? ,,,but i've been on ao3 for 4 days n uploaded only 3 of my fics and so far every single comment i've gotten has been people thanking me for doing what i do and honestly? that shit means a whole heck of a lot n gives me actual motivation more so than receiving comments that only say "update"
be nice to authors and thank them bc chances are they've thought about quitting more often than you'd think and your one comment showing you truly appreciate them and are thankful they put out this free content for you to enjoy just might make them feel like what they're doing is worth something again