This is the first real breakdown of our kudos survey. I’m starting this with the major takeaways, but you can find graphs and more in-depth discussion, including potential reasons, below the cut!
The survey received responses from 3,661 AO3 authors. In this post, I’ll be exploring how demographics and other factors relate to how participants answered the question “On a scale of 0-10, where 0 = very negative, 5 = neutral, and 10 = very positive, how do you feel when you receive kudos?”
- Overall, older authors have a more positive response to kudos than younger authors.
- Authors with five or fewer fics have a more positive response to kudos than authors with six or more fics.
- Authors who leave kudos more frequently have a more positive response to receiving them than those who report leaving fewer kudos.
- Those with higher enjoyment of the stories upon which they leave kudos also have a more positive response to receiving kudos.
This is so much better than the survey I botched together in 5 minutes and didn’t expect to get more than 10 notes on 😀 You are awesome!
How do authors feel about kudos?
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