I love that little button. Comments=social interaction, and most of the time I'm reading to de-stress from things including social interaction, so being able to say "yay!" without the stress is wonderful. If I had the social energy to comment on everything I (finish) reading, that would be nice, but I just don't.
In addition, when I really like a work, it gets a bookmark+rec. Which is about 90% of what I finish reading.
I kind of dislike the word "kudos", probably because it just seems....like a word nobody uses? Idk exactly. I love the ♥ part of the button though.
Oh! But I usually leave comments for people I actually talk to. Which is really only like 2 people. Lol. I think it's because we already have a social-type relationship, so I feel comfortable saying something like "omg ilu u *insert-affectionate-insult-here", as we do in other conversation, without having to worry about how my comment will be perceived.
Though in the case of people I talk to via twitter, if I have something short to say beyond "yay!", I'll probably @-reply them, because it feels more personal.
....so, teal deer: kudos=stress-free yay! comment=This was mind-blowing/I actually know you. bookmark+rec=I read and enjoyed and kudosed.
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In addition, when I really like a work, it gets a bookmark+rec. Which is about 90% of what I finish reading.
I kind of dislike the word "kudos", probably because it just seems....like a word nobody uses? Idk exactly. I love the ♥ part of the button though.
Oh! But I usually leave comments for people I actually talk to. Which is really only like 2 people. Lol. I think it's because we already have a social-type relationship, so I feel comfortable saying something like "omg ilu u *insert-affectionate-insult-here", as we do in other conversation, without having to worry about how my comment will be perceived.
Though in the case of people I talk to via twitter, if I have something short to say beyond "yay!", I'll probably @-reply them, because it feels more personal.
....so, teal deer:
kudos=stress-free yay!
comment=This was mind-blowing/I actually know you.
bookmark+rec=I read and enjoyed and kudosed.