Meaning of Kudos

[littlemousling]

Poll #10088 Meaning of Kudos

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When I click the Kudos button, it most often means (one or more of) the following:

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Good job!
261 (70.7%)

I liked this!
339 (91.9%)

I finished this and didn't hate it!
60 (16.3%)

I ADORED this!
204 (55.3%)

I like clicking buttons and assign no meaning!
4 (1.1%)

None of these options apply
6 (1.6%)

This is a sort of follow-up to bethbethbeth's great Kudos/Comments poll here. There are a number of comments there discussing the various reasons people click the Kudos button, some of which may be more common reasons than others.

Feel free to expand on your answer!

Comments

[jelazakazone]

While I love comments because of the ability to interact and get specific feedback, I love kudos too. When I get kudos on something I've written, it's like a little "ping" that someone liked something I did. It's kind of a like a secret admirer note, in my mind:D

[elizaria]

When I get kudos on something I've written, it's like a little "ping" that someone liked something I did. It's kind of a like a secret admirer note, in my mind:D

I'll happily subscribe to this definition :D I don't have much of any fic up on AO3 (not very prolific, nor think the fic is interesting enough for much anyone else but my brain to bother putting it up), but the few times I've gotten kudos it's made me :DD

someone liked something I did

[jenna_thorn]

Plus plus! I'm joyful when I get the email that lets me know that a guest has left kudos, because it says, "Hey, someone's reading your HP fic from forever ago!" or "Hey, someone giggled at the SG:A John with tentacles and Rodney being inappropriate" fic or whichever.

I have a little happy chair dance just for that.

Especially if I've not posted anything recently; it's a no-obligation (on anyone's part) reminder that a year ago I wrote something funny, and it's still considered by someone as being worth reading.