we must respect peoples right to enjoy what they like, it's part of enjoying freedom while we still have it. (and the way things are going I am beginning to doubt Generations down the road will)
Meh. Just in general, you can't expect all your fans to have good taste. Some will follow you because they appreciate the uniqueness of your work, or the intricacy of your story, or the charm of your characters. And some will follow you because "OoH PrEtTy PICtuRE!" It's not a good or bad thing, it just is.
I mean, the alternative would be to decide who can and can't like your comic, which would be... =/
People are allowed to like different things too, you know!
Leave them alone lol if they like something you don't.. that's fine! I'm pretty sure you like stuff that they also wouldn't like. And even if it were the case that they just support every author they know... I fail to see the issue with that? I'd argue that it's a good thing for the authors involved, actually. Any support on here is good support even if it's blind lol helps your stats and all that
BTW. I don't see it as a bad thing if you have readers that only support you but not the comic. It is still support and that's a good thing. Keep all support as positive support.
Why should I feel bad? So they like two things or more. It's the same discussion as "either hip hop or metal" which too is nonsense. Sorry to be so harsh but tastes differ. I love likerish in the saltiest form. Most anglophones I met till now hate it to the guts. But who am I to say that they have bad taste. I wish the same respect from them for me liking salmiac based sweets as I respect other for not liking it. It's like comparing pears with apples ...
Hmm, well think of it like this:
Our tastes can change overtime, so what we personally think is rubbish now can appeal to us later and vice versa.
Sometimes, those tastes might even affect how we, as creators, make our stories.
All in all, it helps to have readers with different tastes. Because if you venture into different genres, like going from romance to supernatural, you want your readers to be diverse enough where you have people liking all or most of what you create.
I wouldn’t care. It’s their taste not mine. Them reading my stuff doesn’t mean I have to like what they do. Also, it’s rather pessimistic to assume they are leaving comments to do nothing but spread sunshine. It’s bettr to assume that they like what they are reading and mean what they say.
Going to my high school days I was friends with kids from a lot of different kinds of groups- from prep to metal heads. I wasn’t hanging with them to make them feel better, I hung out with thembecause they are cool people and we had something in common. It’s the same with stories, something with the stories resonates with me I’m. Gonna read it.
So there is some happy likers that just likes stuff all over without reading or care?
I will feel sad if I'm the only one not being liked by one of them happy likers.
You kinda sound like a choosing beggar right now.
Imagine someone saying in a very annoying voice:
"I have subscribers, but they have a poor taste and I feel offended that they group my awesome comic with comics that are obviously trash. Actually I don't know if I even want them, they probably support me because they just pity me."
Sounds ridiculous right?
If I get well what @tired_programmer is saying, the issue is not about accepting other people's taste, but rather what it means about her comic that people who like it AND like some other comics that she think are really bad.
I personally think it means close to nothing in relation to your comic.
There are a lot of possibilities for people to like various qualities of comics, and every reader will have their own explanation.
There may be a few readers who just have low level of expectation and comment favorably on a lot of comics.
There may be a few readers for whom it's very important to support every creator they know, regardless of quality (if these ones comment in a constructive way, even if it's all positive, they are actually valuable commenters).
There may be a few who genuinely care about these works that you find bad, because they see in it something you can't see. I'm sure you can think of a few works that are unpopular and not that great overall, but that you feel a special connection to for a very obscure reason, that is unlikely to be shared by many).
There may be a few who are simply very early in their voyage through comics. Either young people with not fully developed tastes and standards, or simply people new to webcomics. I know my tastes evolved (and refined) immensely in the first few months after starting reading webcomics, and I was 37! Imagine a 14 years old...
Plenty other reasons I can't think of, I'm sure.
honest answer ever... pppl can read whatever they want, i know i read some pretty dumb comics online but i didnt think my reading choices could offend anyone
Unless you read a wery crappy coppyright broken spinoff of my original work. Then I'll would think you are an ass.
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I'll be the first to admit that my personal taste in comics isn't the most...refined, I guess. I do like some comics that are filled with nothing but fanservice and I absolutely love comics that get me invested in its world with all its intricacies and creativity,or the conflicts that happen within those worlds they've created. My comments may not hold much value in most readers/artists eyes, but I see nothing wrong in spreading positivity to artists who may be struggling with their attitude towards their work.
Or maybe I've missed the point entirely, I dunno. I just got back from work and I'm not quite at my best state of mind right now 
So what? I've just shared my thoughts. I see nothing wrong to discuss them, until I don't offend anybody.
And I didn't say that my comics is awesome, neither that I don't want these subscribers. Don't put that on me.
But I feel deceived if people say that they like something I'm doing just because they don't want to upset me, but actually they don't like.
There is a difference, I think, between not liking at all and liking only certain aspects of it. I don't think it's likely that a lot of people who don't like at all keep commenting just to make you happy. It may happen, but I can't really see that happening on the long term.
And then we are back to the same problem: we like the negative critique more than not knowing, because the negative critique is helpful. But people are always worried about giving any, and I can understand. So yes, the feedback you get is probably skewed toward too positive compared to the actual thoughts of your readers.. But everyone has the same problem (some like it like that, some don't).
(and that remind me I still have to do this thread, like you did, to get my comic massacred 
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I think that it doesn't matter at all what my readers' tastes are. This is just bc tastes are complex and deeply personal.
Humans are multi-faceted. They can have a thing for comics that are well-developed and complex and intricate, while still having a separate interest in the occasional "schlocky" or "simplistic" or even "less objectively good" works. We can like things for being objectively good, but something can also be bad from a subjective standpoint and still be enjoyable for us personally.
For example, I prefer Street Fighter 5 to Street Fighter 4, but objectively 4 is a better game. It's just that the 4th game isn't accessible to me bc of my visual processing disability. It's a subjective aspect of taste. I know it's not as good, but I prefer it for subjective reasons.
I wouldn't judge someone based on what comics they like, even less the people supporting and spreading my work. They have their reasons for reading what they read and sometimes they might like things that aren't objectively good. It's fine to like something that isn't objectively good.
Also, maybe comparing your own work to others' isn't a good idea. The most important thing is that you're improving, rather than judging others' work against yours constantly.
People have different tastes and all that. And it goes more than just different tastes, sometimes I like different comics based on mood of the day. Some comics I relate to cause of personal experiences in my life that I may not have related to before. Some comics I see potential in the author to grow and I'm looking for that.
Also, sometimes people like their guilty pleasures. Sometimes I can admit that something is complete rubbish, but I still enjoy to consume it for whatever reasons. Kinda like enjoying a B movie for being so bad it's good. Or having a comic that has some really uniquely funny plot holes or completely outlandish scenes that you just enjoy discussing with friends or something.
but also maybe a creator supports another creator due to friendship, but supports you because they genuinely like your stuff. You really don't know. A person can support a handful of creators while ALSO liking the quality and content of other creators, it doesn't mean they support everyone "just cause"
