Comment Swap - Comments

What I've done is I've just selected original fiction only. I love fan fiction, and I love A7X fan fiction, but I really don't want to read something about OD etc, so I've just avoided it until the comment swap feature is updated. Besides, I've encountered a lot of decent original stories through this process, so I can't complain.

For others commenting on your stories, sometimes you just have to wait. Sometimes people can't get on Mibba for a while or don't have enough time to read your story, but they will do it soon. Also, if it's fan fic, I'd say there's a bit of a wait before someone gets your story too, since there'll be so many of us submitting our fan fics to get a comment. I really don't see the big deal in having posted a few more comments than what you've received. Mine will be like that, but then I go to bed, come back on in the morning, and it's almost even again. Just give people some time.

If you get stuck with things to say, you can make remarks about the grammar and spelling (since that's nothing to do with the person/band they're writing about), or quote a line you liked in your comment (like a description of a sunset or something when they were setting the scene). Quoting will also bring up your character count and make your comment seem much longer.

I can understand that it can be frustrating to get a shorter comment in return, but occasionally someone does leave a great comment (good length and good feedback). More than occasionally for me, actually. I'd say that at least half of the comments I've received so far are actually useful.

Besides, if more people go past that 200 characters mark and make the effort to leave great comments, other people will probably pick it up the good vibe and comments will get longer and more insightful, even though there will always be a few people who try to cheat the system. If those comments are clearly just going to the 200 mark and not actually giving any feedback, you can report them to a story editor and they can take care of it for you.

Yes, yes and yes! I agree so much. I mean, regardless of the fact I get fanfics that I'm simply not interested in half the time, I still try and make the effort to exceed the 200 character mark even if it is just myself blabbering on about the layout or writing style.

I'm just pretty irritated by this feature right now!

I say a bunch of stuff about the layout too! I'm like 'it's simple and pretty.' and then I'm like...what else do I say?

And I know the lack of equal-ness in my comments can't be because the ones I leave are too short, because I put them through a character counter before I post. And I also hate how I'll leave a really long comment, and then I get a comment back that barely reaches the 200 character mark.

I couldn't agree more. I often find myself blabbering on about the layout or something. I've come across about 3 Avenged ones and like you, they are the ones I'm most familiar with. I've been kind though and posted 50 comments, yet I've only received 40 :/

I agree. Out of the 21 times I've used the Comment Swap, I've only gotten one Avenged Sevenfold fic, which is the fandom I'm most familiar with. I've gotten several One Direction and BTR fics, which are both fandoms I dislike. And I don't wanna be rude and say that I didn't like the story because it's 1D or BTR, so I end up having to make up stuff so I don't sound mean and get reported.

I'm also annoyed with the comment swap because like I said, I've left 21 comments on stories, but have only gotten 17 or 18 in return. It's been lagging for days.

If you don't want to read fanfiction, there's a setting that you can use to narrow down your focus of reading: you can choose from fan fic, original fic, and true story. You can choose between the three. I do understand, though.