See, you could be right, or this could be nothing.
I've left my fair share of, "Awww, it's over? Not fair! *pouty face* ;)" reviews before. It's an expression of, "Oh, man, this was great - I really wish there were more, and life is not fair that the author chose to not continue the story. This sucks for me, I hope I can find some other fanfic that is just as good so I can spend more time reading."
I'm not saying you're not right, and there's certainly an epidemic of that going around. I'm just saying that it's not necessarily what you think it is. When I get those reviews - and I've gotten them, mostly for NCIS stuff - I send back a smiley response along the lines of, "Aww, thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! I'm afraid my brain is burned out for this story, but I might write more in this fandom some day, so check back once in awhile!" and what I get back if I get anything back is, "Oh, I understand, but I'll keep checking back! Thanks for a great story!" It very, very rarely turns out to be entitlement the way you're describing.
Maybe it's because of the age difference - I grew up in fandom from the age of thirteen, whereas you were old enough to drink by the time Harry Potter came out, and among us younger folk "It's not fair!" developed into a compliment the same way "Please update soon!" or "I will hunt you down if I don't get a new chapter soon! ;)" did.
I dunno. I could be wrong. I mean, there's always the nasty ones, but most of the time, in my experience, it doesn't mean that.
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Date: 2011-03-21 08:58 pm (UTC)I've left my fair share of, "Awww, it's over? Not fair! *pouty face* ;)" reviews before. It's an expression of, "Oh, man, this was great - I really wish there were more, and life is not fair that the author chose to not continue the story. This sucks for me, I hope I can find some other fanfic that is just as good so I can spend more time reading."
I'm not saying you're not right, and there's certainly an epidemic of that going around. I'm just saying that it's not necessarily what you think it is. When I get those reviews - and I've gotten them, mostly for NCIS stuff - I send back a smiley response along the lines of, "Aww, thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! I'm afraid my brain is burned out for this story, but I might write more in this fandom some day, so check back once in awhile!" and what I get back if I get anything back is, "Oh, I understand, but I'll keep checking back! Thanks for a great story!" It very, very rarely turns out to be entitlement the way you're describing.
Maybe it's because of the age difference - I grew up in fandom from the age of thirteen, whereas you were old enough to drink by the time Harry Potter came out, and among us younger folk "It's not fair!" developed into a compliment the same way "Please update soon!" or "I will hunt you down if I don't get a new chapter soon! ;)" did.
I dunno. I could be wrong. I mean, there's always the nasty ones, but most of the time, in my experience, it doesn't mean that.
Anyway. My two cents. :)