blah blah icons. no drabble. heart.

[certainthings]

This is a post about whining, unlike my other posts which are always filled with joy. :p

*kicks at icons*

I'm hoping to post the ones I made from 3.03 today if I get them done. There's over 50 so far because I couldn't and can't stop and I didn't even icon the one scene. And I'm probably not iconing another certain scene.

And chances are I'll maybe get two comments on them and that's fine, I guess. I just. I dunno. (ps. That's not a hint to go running and comment on the icons if/when they're posted - just stating the facts, ma'am.)

:yawns:

Sometimes I'll see people using icons that I've made but they didn't comment and I wonder, is taking an icon without commenting the same as reading a fic without leaving feedback?

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I think Thursdays will be my day of rest on the Let Sam Eat drabble front because hey, today could be the day.

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I love if you tilt your head a little Jared's mouth looks like heart.

Comments

[strippedpink.livejournal.com]

I love if you tilt your head a little Jared's mouth looks like heart.

Well HOLY BA-MOLY, it does. Nice.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

*stares and stares*

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Heee.

"You want a piece of me?!"
"I want the whole damn thing."

[wenchpixie]

is taking an icon without commenting the same as reading a fic without leaving feedback yup, I reckon so, except easier to catch without having to resort to using the ever paranoia-inducing ljtoys.

That's obviously because his mouth is lovable. Hrm. Maybe that's why the no eating? So we can always see it?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

But if he ate it'd move and wrap around food and he might lick his lips and it'd bring more attention to them.

[fiddleyoumust.livejournal.com]

is taking an icon without commenting the same as reading a fic without leaving feedback?

I think no, it seems worse somehow.

I'm looking forward to the icons, even without those certain scenes.

How goes it today?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Worse, really? Hmm. I was thinking either the same or not as bad.

:) I like you.

So far it's okay but I've only been up for an hour and a half.

And yours?

[pippilottah.livejournal.com]

I sometimes (often, lately) don't leave feedback on fic or comment on icons and I know that's sucky but I don't think they're quite the same thing. Well, I feel worse about not leaving fb for a fic than saying "I took this and that icon, will credit", especially if the icon maker already has a lot of comments because I am not adding anything whatsoever and I just assume that it doesn't matter too much. I should still do it though, I know.

Because I'm an idiot I tilted my head the wrong way and thought "hmm, I can't see... wait" and tilted it the otehr way. You're right. That is awesome.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I agree somewhat, I suck at leaving feedback and I don't like leaving comments on icons that already have a lot of comment, but I don't like leaving comments on either if the poster doesn't say "thanks" in any shape or form for the comments they receive.

Hahaha. *ahem*

[affectingly.livejournal.com]

I used to make icons, too. I wasn't half bad, but yeah... it gets frustrating when no one comments. But anyway, I guess as someone who both has been an icon maker and is a fanfic author, I can compare? I think it's just been drummed into fandom more that it's the polite thing to do with fic...leave a comment if you enjoyed it. Whereas I think people might think that if they're taking the icons and crediting them, then you'll obviously be able to tell they enjoyed them, so why bother commenting? Or... maybe because the effort in saving/uploading new icons is such a pain in the ass, they don't want to bother with leaving a comment, too? I'm not really sure... Or maybe in the process of all that, they just forget. Who knows... when I was an icon maker, I counted myself lucky if someone at least credited me, ya know?

Graphic work is so often thankless and it's also really hard. Much harder than writing, anyway. At least with writing, yeah, there's always room for improvement, but once you've established your own writing style, there's really no need to switch it up too much. Whereas as an icon maker, you're constantly having to evolve with the new trends and styles and techniques, try to come up with your own, too... it's just a big headache.

Okay, so.. now that I've rambled, I'll be going now. Also, I think you do wonderful graphic work.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I think it's just been drummed into fandom more that it's the polite thing to do with fic...leave a comment if you enjoyed it. Whereas I think people might think that if they're taking the icons and crediting them

I totally agree with the "drummed into fandom..." bit but I'm not too sure about the other, I think it's okay if you happen to run into the person who's using your icon but if you don't then how do you know that they're enjoying it?

[fromyourashes.livejournal.com]

OMG SMIDGE IT SO DOES. JARED IS HEARTY MOUTHED.

Oh, god i love you for pointing that out.

[fromyourashes.livejournal.com]

Ps. I always comment fic - unless IT'S REALLY BAD, cuz it's just freaking RUDE and IGNORANT to read something someone wrote and NOT comment.

People who don't comment when they enjoy a fic PISS ME OFF, as you can see.

Icons - I dunno. I tend to comment the ones I love, and not say anything about the ones I just like a little - but it takes a LOT for me to use anyone's icons but my own, even though I know the ones out there are a zillion times better than mine. But when I do - it's more like "OMG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH PLEASE CAN I USE IT OMG".

But I only use 3 or 4 or 5 that belong to other people - and 2 were made for me. so.

I was just no help at ALL. LMAO.

But I think if you read someone's fic, your lazy fucking ass should take a second and COMMENT. And if you take someone's icon - FREAKING TELL THEM SO.

[ellel.livejournal.com]

is taking an icon without commenting the same as reading a fic without leaving feedback?
IMO not exactly,but pretty much-yeah.I mean,you can read a fic and didn't like it or get dissapointed and this is the case of "better say nothing".But when you take an icon,that means that you like it,so you can take 30 seconds of your time to comment and let the person who made it know!Both graphic makers and writers don't get paid for creating their stuff,so fb is sort of a pay!
Thats the way I see it anyways.
:)

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

That is mostly how I was thinking of the whole thing only you said it better

[quarterwhore.livejournal.com]

is taking an icon without commenting the same as reading a fic without leaving feedback?
Yeah, pretty much. *frowns*
Your icons kick ass, hon.

Haha, the Let Sam Eat drabble front. If it doesn't happen tonight, I just might have to do some drabbles myself.

It does look like a heart!!!! *love*

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

Perhaps if we all ban together and all write drabbles ... uhm, there'll be a lot of drabbles written about Sam eating.

[pushingyouaway.livejournal.com]

hee! heart-shaped-mouth


*waits patiently for icons*

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Kurt Cobain was going to write a song about it but he went with "box" instead.

[fourfreedoms.livejournal.com]

No it's worse then reading a fic and not leaving feedback.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Why do you think that? *curious*

[neversince.livejournal.com]

I feel ya. Honestly, the last SPN batch I did got a lot more comments than I expected, so I can't complain, but I put up a Dexter batch and it got 3 comments. And I was like... BOO YOU WHORES. I'll be honest though; I comment if I'm taking something from a new batch, but if it's more than a month old, I generally don't say anything when I take something. O_o Is that bad?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I don't think so, I mean not really. I'll get the odd comment on an old post and part of me is thinking, 'Thanks for lettin' me know.' but the other is thinking, 'Why are you telling me this?'

[godamnarmsrace.livejournal.com]

OMG your icon Sweetie it's FTW!!! *grins*

People suck is all I'm gonna say...

*hugs you and spanks the naughty ones*

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

:) Thank you

[buffyaddict13.livejournal.com]

it does look like a heart, it does! \0/

*smish*

can't wait for your icons, babycakes!

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

*draws hearts around his mouth*

[mkitty3.livejournal.com]

It seems like more and more these days people just aren't leaving feedback. I know I had over two hundred views of my last video and I got a total of 35 comments. And yeah, it's not about comments and all that, but man, I LOVE comments!

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I like comments also. They make the day go by faster.

[gimlisgloin.livejournal.com]

Tonight might be the night. Oh yes, it just might!

I love Jared's mouth.

[goodnight.livejournal.com]

yeah Im guilty of that....I always feel bad, but I'm one lazy motherfucker.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

*joins you*

[miss-mandy.livejournal.com]

I almost never leave comments when I take icons. Usually it's because I'm going on a long icon hunt and I'm lazy so I can't be bothered to leave like 30 different comments. If I take a lot or it's a character who isn't iconized very often I will usually say something.

I also read fics and don't leave feedback too. So I guess I'm just a terrible person.

But we all knew that.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

*nods* We did. :P Dork.

[santacarlagypsy.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I'll see people using icons that I've made but they didn't comment and I wonder, is taking an icon without commenting the same as reading a fic without leaving feedback? ~ I think they're pretty much the same thing. And it sucks. I know that if I created either icons or fic and I posted them and I didn't receive comments when people read/saved/enjoyed/whatever, it would kind of bum me out. Maybe it's not supposed to be about comments but the whole point of posting is to share with others, which sort of is a two way street. Which is where feedback comes in. Did that make any sense at all?...

AND. Speaking of icons, I just want to let you know: I only have a handful of favorite icon makers in this fandom, and you are definitely one of them. And I'm telling you this for no other reason than because it's the truth. Just consider it general feedback. : )

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

That makes all the sense in the world. I'm still deciding if I think it's the same thing or not, I think I do. But then I dunno.

Thank you :)

And it's late so I can use that as my excuse when or if I feel like a dorkouche (a dork/douche) about posting this. I was actually just thinking about you and my icons, thinking about how you always (I think it's always) comment on them and that I'm thankful for that but you hadn't said anything about the latest batch and 'Oh, hmm. Guess she doesn't like these ones. I wonder why?' But I can't you know, ASK you that because that's ridiculous.

Also? That's not in any way shape or form a hint for you to comment on the icons it's really okay if you don't like them.