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

[melusina]

I'll click the Kudos button if I enjoyed the story overall, even if there were elements I found flawed or it didn't absolutely blow me away, but I also click it when I adored everything about the story. In the past, I tended to either click the Kudos button or leave a comment, but not both; recently I've started clicking the Kudos button for ALL fic I enjoyed and also commenting when I have something to say (which is not always - I can seriously love a fic and still feel totally tongue-tied!).

One reason I've started clicking Kudos even when I leave comments is that I think people are starting to use the number of Kudos to determine whether a story is worth reading, it's like a mini-rec for me.

[elizaria]

This is pretty much me

[jelazakazone]

I should have read your comment before I commented. This is me too:D

[eevilalice]

Ditto.