I was never good at commenting on stuff, even if I really appreciate a comic. It's a mix of being lazy because I'm overworked and I only read comics whenever I have a break from said work. Other than that it's because I'm not sure what to say because I more often than not feel like there should be more weight ehind my words. Personally I am overjoyed when I receive even the simplest of compliments, so maybe I don't need to think so much about it all the time? What do you guys think?
I usually comment on details in the page that I liked, artist's comments, or when I feel like I have to say something about the progression of the story or character development, or simply when I want to complement the artist.
One of the most common reasons for me to not comment is when I feel that it'll be flooded in the other comments, so the artist isn't going to read it anyway (so why bother ). The other most common reason is that I don't actually have anything to say. I don't want to force myself to say something when I actually don't. ^^'
@zilo I try to have that same mentality when it comes to comments. Since I'm thrilled to get simple compliments, I tell myself that there's no harm in doing the same for other creators when I really enjoy their work.
Same, that's my main reason.
But sometimes I'll comment when the page's art looks beast. Obviously, I won't do that every update. But every once in a while a creator will make a page that just looks so sick. Like, you can tell they put more work into it. It's a good way to leave a meaningful comment without remembering names haha
I truly never thought about the names issue. I write and compose the comic as it was meant to print (because I do print it), so I make sure I name them often enough throught one episode, but still. Reading online is weird.
I often feel useless when commenting. I don't have anything particular, or witty, or interesting to say, so I just like my stuff and that's it. I felt the same towards forums. Now that I'm a creator and I'm trying to build an audience or at least some light relationship with readers and other creators I'm learning to comment more often - even if the comment is still very short ._. I guess I'm too introverted, but I can improve
Like a lot of you have said, my main reason for commenting is not knowing what to say. I get shy and worry that I'll say something weird, but I try to force myself to think of something to say if I genuinely like the comic, because I want the artist to know that and I'd want someone else to do the same for my comic. Even if a comic already has a ton of comments, it can't hurt to leave one more to let the creator know that another person enjoys their work!
As a creator though, I can say that comments generally aren't annoying, and you shouldn't worry about saying something someone else has already said. If two people say they like something about a page, that makes me twice as happy! Same if the same commenter says they like multiple pages. As a creator, it's so easy to forget that there are people reading your comic who don't leave comments, so even just a "nice!" or even an emoji can be a nice reminder that someone is enjoying your work.
A lot of the time I think about telling jokes in the comments section but most of them--all of them are bad jokes which heavily rely on tone. It is nearly impossible to convey tone through a simple piece of text so I just write nothing and laugh at the joke in my head. HA HA AH HA HA AA AAHAHHHA...aaa.aaaa....ha...ha.
If you want to comment , do it , if you don't ,don't, i think it's that simple .What i realy appreciate in cooments is when the reader shows his love to the spesific story and that may give a boost to the creator when he is down , a little push to keep going when you feel down , as a creator myself i have experienced that. Tapa's community is awesome!
i wrote a comments if i have something to say. and it's quite rare.
most of the comments re "ehy what a stunning sequance" or "i rotfled so much, lol"
nothing else.
oh yeha: i avoid to write if there re already 9849198 comments that say what i think already.
in this era where everything must be "soscial" where if u havent any comments... "u sux"....... it become "a must" get them as many as possibile. like pokemons. look like there re creators needy of comments, who spend most of the time worrying about comments than thinking about what they create.
a community's ethical fail -_-"
not having anything to say is the reason for commenting
there are a few occasion when I read something and something immediately pops in my head to wanna say something about it
but if not, that means the chapter is just doesnt encourage me to say anything about it
or the reaction I got was just a giggle and doesnt leave me a huge impression that I want to comment on it
the 'like' button makes it easy for people and sometimes it makes them think that it is enough
@dannyrichardwriter Personally, when creators ask specific questions like that, sometimes I just don't know how to answer. I think that's the main reason people will subscribe because they enjoy the content, but they won't necessarily answer your questions or even see your questions sometimes.