i had someone bookmark one of my first fics i wrote multiple chapters on and updated regularly with a disheartening comment. i blocked them, but i did begin to question everything i wrote in that fic, became hyper-conscious on what i was writing, and eventually gave up on it. 💀
Starting today, I'm blocking/muting users on Ao3.
If you rate any fics (mine OR others) in your bookmarks, I'll mute/block you going forward.
Writers do this for FREE, on their own time. It's so disheartening to see '6.5/10' on something writers spent months on.
It's cruel.