General
lobelia321 - thinking about feedback - Feedback, to me, is not payment if by payment is understood something adjunct to the actual object. Feedback is an indication of the absolute necessity of the reader for the work.

zortified - Fanfic Reader's Feedback - There are sometimes, I think, good reasons for not leaving feedback at all -- but this isn't about deciding when or when not to leave feedback. This is just about what to say once you've found yourself thinking you'd like to say something only you haven't any idea what.

On Creating and Criticism
carmathen - Review etiquette - I always find myself mildly irritated by reviews to the effect of "That was good, but I would've liked more smut."

lightgetsin - Six months later - Quality and personal taste are bound closely, yes, but they’re not always inextricable. Being a critic is about examining them both, weighing them together and separately.

musesfool - the world turned upside down - Also, I've recently read a few stories that are highly recced around, and come out going, "eh." And that annoys me, too, because I *want* to see what other people see, I want to be happy shiny fun vic who loves everything! but I'm just not, and sometimes it's the stupidest little details that really stick or jar, and I feel lame going, "Well, I'd really have liked this story, except for that one paragraph where we suddenly seemed to be in a telenovela instead of the fairly restrained and unpurple story that preceded it."

Polls, Questions, Other
kayljay - A study in fandom. - This made me wonder if this is true view of fandom or if there are others like myself out there who will read almost any pairing and rating in their particular fandom(s). I'm also curious if being a fan fiction writer in any way influences what you read and write.

logophilos in writing_sex - Writing BDSM believably - If you're not into BDSM yourself (as I am not), why do you write it? What do you as a reader or writer find appealing about this kink, and why does it seem to attract so many people not in the scene?

fabu - Fourth Annual Feedback Poll - It's that time again!