Thanks for reblogging the person's analysis, btw. I don't actually use Tumblr all that much but popped in today and saw it on your page.
I honestly can't say I agree with the poster's opinion. I have always linked the decline in comment culture to fandom's migration to fast-paced social media (e.g. Twitter, Tumblr), which encourages consumption over production. The fact that commenting is a dying practice everywhere -- DW, LJ, AO3, FFN -- makes me doubt that it is a problem that is being particularly exacerbated by AO3. To be sure, the site could use some improvement -- you know I'm not completely happy with it myself -- but I have always thought that AO3's set-up is just a way to cash-in on an irreversible consumer-focused trend that had already been developing prior to the archive's creation (and is still continuing to develop). Even if AO3 had not been created, I do not think that comment culture would be healthier on FFN, LJ, or DW. Everyone would simply be on Tumblr, clicking "Like" instead of "Kudos," which ultimately amounts to the same thing. Either that or they'd be clicking "Favorite" or "Follow" on FFN.
Just my two cents. I'd respond to the person on Tumblr, but they don't allow anonymous commenting. Also I hate being confrontational in public, so I hope you're okay with me continuing to spew my opinions in your fic journal. :/
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Date: 2015-05-02 02:27 am (UTC)I honestly can't say I agree with the poster's opinion. I have always linked the decline in comment culture to fandom's migration to fast-paced social media (e.g. Twitter, Tumblr), which encourages consumption over production. The fact that commenting is a dying practice everywhere -- DW, LJ, AO3, FFN -- makes me doubt that it is a problem that is being particularly exacerbated by AO3. To be sure, the site could use some improvement -- you know I'm not completely happy with it myself -- but I have always thought that AO3's set-up is just a way to cash-in on an irreversible consumer-focused trend that had already been developing prior to the archive's creation (and is still continuing to develop). Even if AO3 had not been created, I do not think that comment culture would be healthier on FFN, LJ, or DW. Everyone would simply be on Tumblr, clicking "Like" instead of "Kudos," which ultimately amounts to the same thing. Either that or they'd be clicking "Favorite" or "Follow" on FFN.
Just my two cents. I'd respond to the person on Tumblr, but they don't allow anonymous commenting. Also I hate being confrontational in public, so I hope you're okay with me continuing to spew my opinions in your fic journal. :/