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I just got an ask requested to be answered privately about how to deal with a negative comment on a fic and I thought I’d answer it in a post because idk how private answers work with long messages. 

(I won’t tag you but you know who you are) 

About Negative Commenters on fics::

I’d tell them to fuck off and go write their own story and feel free to block you on their way out the door so they don’t accidentally read any of your fics again.

You don’t need readers like that.

Or you know, less aggressively because maybe you aren’t as big of a bitch as I am, you could just delete the comment and move on.

The problem is, there’s always someone out there that has a personal issue with a specific character. When I was writing Pirates Heart I got hate mail because so many anti-Steve people wanted Bucky and Tony to run away together and leave Steve behind. I get nasty comments about writing Tony as the hero of my stories. I get told my AU’s are super out of character and terrible writing.

Someone will always have shit-all to say about anything, and if you take it personal it will ruin your whole writing experience, but I understand how difficult it is to let those things go.

Delete the comment, and if it was via tumblr, block them. You don’t need readers like that and if that’s how they are going to comment, just block them because they will probably do it again. You don’t have to feel bad about basically booting a negative person out the door, I literally do it at least once a day for various reasons ranging from a shitty comment on my writing to them reblogging something ick.

If it was on AO3, turn on “comment moderation” and “disable anonymous comments” function because then not only do you get to approve/reject comments before anyone else sees them, but then only registered AO3 users can comment on your work anyway

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from writing online, its that everyone is super brave about their comments when they can hide behind anonymous and once they can’t hide behind it anymore, they shut the hell up. Turning off your “anon asks” on Tumblr takes care of alot of bullshit too.

Does this help? Idk if this helps. 

I hate people who leave negative comments, they piss me off and are promptly blocked on my blog, I have zero tolerance.

I’ve literally never left a comment that wasn’t along the lines of “THIS WAS AMAZING” because why would you take the time to ruin someones day like by leaving a negative comment?

Rude and no body needs that shit.