Meaning of Kudos

[littlemousling]

Poll #10088 Meaning of Kudos

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 369

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

[melannen]

>> Comments SHOULD require sacrifice, in my opinion, something to acknowledge the writer bringing something new into the world. Plus, fandom is a gift economy: the writer made a gift of their story to me, and I make a gift of my appreciation to them. A Kudo just doesn't feel like I'm giving them back anything that shows how much I valued their work.

This is really... not how I think about feedback (and not how I want to think about feedback, either.) If I post a story (or give a gift!) I don't want people to feel like they need to sacrifice in return! A gift is a gift, the joy is in the giving and receiving, it doesn't require repayment - or even thanks. If it starts being about repayment or obligation or sacrifice it stops being fun. If someone wants to freely give back in return, well, that just creates more joy in giving! But whether they do or not, no matter how small or large their gift is, it doesn't change what I (or they) got out of giving in the first place.

[grey_bard]

Agreed! A gift is a gift, to me. When I write a fic, all I want is for people to enjoy it. If they take a moment to let me know that they did, however they do it, it's a gift back. No one owes me anything for it, otherwise it... wouldn't be a gift. It would be something someone paid for.