Meaning of Kudos

[littlemousling]

Poll #10088 Meaning of Kudos

This poll is anonymous.
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

[oaktree]

I use it as a "like" button à la facebook. I'll never leave kudos on a story I didn't much care for, and certainly not on a story I outright disliked. I usually leave kudos (rather than a comment) if I'm pressed for time, low-energy, or don't have any thoughts about the story that could be communicated better than "I REALLY ENJOYED THIS."

I'm more likely to comment on stories at livejournal or dreamwidth, simply because I'm more used to the journal environment, but I've left comments on stories at AO3.