When I rec, I am aware that I'm asking people to trust my judgment on these stories. Therefore, if I have caveats, I give them, because I don't want them to think, e.g., "this story had a lot of comma splices, therefore, Isis doesn't notice comma splices."
When I read from recs (rarely) there are certain things I want to know, and certain things I don't care about. If a rec tells me that the characterization is brilliant but the plot is stupid, well, I read for plot, so I'll know to give the story a pass. Conversely, if a rec tells me that the plot is brilliant but the characterization dubious, I am more likely to read - and more likely to respect the author of the rec when I think, "damn, that characterization sucked," or possibly, more likely to think, "huh, I can see why X didn't like the characterization, because I know she refuses to believe that Rodney's anything other than a giant woobie, but I certainly liked this."
When my story is recced, I am happy just to have it recced, and I am always interested in knowing what weaknesses other people see, so I can shore them up for the next story. Although I admit that I was boggled at one rec which complained (nonspecifically) about the grammar in one of my stories, because that's one area in which I generally don't have problems!
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When I rec, I am aware that I'm asking people to trust my judgment on these stories. Therefore, if I have caveats, I give them, because I don't want them to think, e.g., "this story had a lot of comma splices, therefore, Isis doesn't notice comma splices."
When I read from recs (rarely) there are certain things I want to know, and certain things I don't care about. If a rec tells me that the characterization is brilliant but the plot is stupid, well, I read for plot, so I'll know to give the story a pass. Conversely, if a rec tells me that the plot is brilliant but the characterization dubious, I am more likely to read - and more likely to respect the author of the rec when I think, "damn, that characterization sucked," or possibly, more likely to think, "huh, I can see why X didn't like the characterization, because I know she refuses to believe that Rodney's anything other than a giant woobie, but I certainly liked this."
When my story is recced, I am happy just to have it recced, and I am always interested in knowing what weaknesses other people see, so I can shore them up for the next story. Although I admit that I was boggled at one rec which complained (nonspecifically) about the grammar in one of my stories, because that's one area in which I generally don't have problems!