Criticizing Fan Fiction is a bad thing to do!

[Rosesarered]

  first DONT GET ME WRONG ALL THIS POST IS MY OPINION

I feel fucked when i see peoples talking that Fanfiction is A trash and critiquizing peoples by Making the things that they like,Doest matter HOW BAD the thing is The people that did that Was trying to make something.

And i apreciate this just i that have this opinion?
 

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[PurpleHello98]

I agree that often, people can express unhelpful and rude opinions about fanfiction, but I think constructive criticism can often be great and useful! It's one of the best ways to improve as a writer.

[bugholder's epiphany]

As long as the criticisism is constructive, then I think it would be fine. However, if people are going to be a dick and say shit like, i dunno, "THIS FANFICTION SUCKS BALLS", then obviously anything that they have to say should be quickly considered useless at least and just downright disrespectful at worst.

[rhenn]

IMO unsolicited criticism on the fic/piece itself can be kinda rude sometimes, but if people are talking about it on their own (i.e., not directly to the author) it's not so bad? Obviously straight up bashing is bad, but like PurpleHello said constructive criticism can be useful. (That's the whole purpose of beta-reading after all! Though that's typically solicited.)

Idk, to me it's kinda like book reviews - it's intended for the readers, not the author. I think constructive discussion of why a thing might be bad can be interesting - sometimes figuring that out has led me to insights of how to make my own writing better.

[Rosesarered]

I think that critiques can be useful sometimes but i only don't really agree bashing for any reason this need to be constructive