I just honestly don't get how anyone has that much feedback to give (especially in a Yuletide context where it's considered kind of rude to leave anything but positive feedback) unless the story was very, very long. Like, even if I think a person's characterizations were spot on, there's only so many words I can use to say that without looking like a kid trying to pad their essay to reach minimum word count.
With a story, if you have even an inkling of an idea or a character, I find that it's easy to write something 1k+. But feedback is different, and it's something I have trouble really going on and on and on about. Crafting your own world and plotline is different than writing a personal feedback note where you're only reacting to what's there. I spend a long time on my comments but can't imagine needing more than one comment's length just for feedback (unless I'm copypasting half the damn story into the comment and giving feedback to each individual line).
I'd personally consider a few paragraphs of feedback long. It is definitely subjective.
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I just honestly don't get how anyone has that much feedback to give (especially in a Yuletide context where it's considered kind of rude to leave anything but positive feedback) unless the story was very, very long. Like, even if I think a person's characterizations were spot on, there's only so many words I can use to say that without looking like a kid trying to pad their essay to reach minimum word count.
With a story, if you have even an inkling of an idea or a character, I find that it's easy to write something 1k+. But feedback is different, and it's something I have trouble really going on and on and on about. Crafting your own world and plotline is different than writing a personal feedback note where you're only reacting to what's there. I spend a long time on my comments but can't imagine needing more than one comment's length just for feedback (unless I'm copypasting half the damn story into the comment and giving feedback to each individual line).
I'd personally consider a few paragraphs of feedback long. It is definitely subjective.