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>>89132
Meta-meta response yes.
It's still remembered though... more or less. >>82463
For what it's worth, although I don't claim to speak for everyone, perfection isn't (or at least shouldn't be) the goal of reviewing, but learning and improvement. I remember this guy (Samurai Anon) once saying, in response to a question about how he maintains a positive non-jaded attitude towards fanfiction and reviewing, that it was "the complete realization that writing, like wine, women, and [something else] will always contain flaws," and then something about how fretting the flaws too much impinges upon being able to enjoy it for what's good in it. I sure wish I had saved that quote, it was golden.
You might want to look at the holiday hugbox >>67977 , or pop into the IRC for hugs, but it's still not an easy thing to do.
All we can be is truthful, and to be less then that is to be a liar. But finding the balance between soul crushingly blunt and unfairly kind isn't always easy.
I recommend taking frequent breaks. Don't get angry at the writer or the story for failing. Try to figure out what the author is *trying* to achieve with the story (if you can't figure that out, just come out and ask).
Sometimes the author is going to bail on you. It's hard to write something good and it's always easier to quit. But sometimes, something great comes out of it too.
But I haven't read too many pony fics yet. ^^
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