Reblogging This Because It Is Noteworthy And Also Because The Reply Section In The Original Post Has

Reblogging this because it is noteworthy and also because the reply section in the original post has some great comments.

As for me, no way do I want the capability to 'chat' with characters in what I read.

My one and only conversation with Mr. Darcy in a foggy dew-covered field would consist of him running away from me screaming when he realized my intentions.

I'll keep those thoughts and world-building to myself regardless of whether it is an original work or fanfiction author's take on one thank you very much.

starting to suspect that tech bros actually just don’t know what reading is

Please sir, I want some more...

When I hear the phrase "starving artist," I know exactly which word of the two I would like to make obsolete and it is not the writer, the painter, the actor, the costumer, the set designer, or any of the other workers and artists who labor to give us the material with which we can experience the range of human experience.

I want more of the original that comes from the human being with a beating heart and not an electrical plug; from eyes or ears that have seen, heard, and lived not from a metal and plastic box filled with phrases jumbled together all higglety-pigglety.

Technology has brought the world wonderful advancements but never lose sight of the human beings who arise each day to live, love, and labor together on this planet we call home.

Still one of the best impromptu 8th grade graduation speeches ever and in a movie that was a pleasure to view. Funny, poignant, and with some heartfelt scenes.

My son believes in grand romantic gestures. He believes in the existence of one’s soulmate. And it’s easy to just look at a 13-year-old and say: “You don’t know what you’re talking about. You are wrong.” But I’m not so sure.

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) dir. Glenn Ficarra & John Requa

Honestly, I do make an attempt at proper grammar and spelling when I comment as well as proofread prior to hitting send, so hopefully no one will label my remarks as bot-like. However, I often include or cite quotes within works that have caught my interest or attention. If I've developed a longer back and forth with the author, then I sometimes write a little less formally just as one might in real life face-to-face interaction. It can be tricky to understand 'tone' in text and I do not like to unintentionally offend anyone.

PSA: bot comments are taking over ao3

The above examples have been provided with the authors' permission to demonstrate what these look like.

Basic rundown:

They are all 3 sentences long

Perfect grammar, capitalization, and punctuation

Like absolutely flawless English teacher-style writing with only a single exclamation mark, ever

No mentions whatsoever of character names, settings, situations, or anything that could be tied to the story

The usernames may be identical to people who exist on ao3, but the name is not clickable, and no profile is associated with it EXCEPT when you directly search for that name. What this means: the comments come from an unregistered (not logged in) reader, bots scrape the site for real usernames, attach that to the comment, and post

Please spread the word about this so authors can filter comments and report them accordingly

There has been some speculation about why this is happening at all, and the best guess is that this is a feature that AI-training story-scraping tools are implementing to try and make their browsing traffic look legitimate

I am laughing so hard I am crying. Good eye and sense of humor.

Don't get me wrong, I am BEYOND excited about this! But it does remind me of something......

Reblogging in light of the public screening; well…did the movie meet expectations? Enjoy it? I cannot wait to see it!

At some point in the Barbie movie, I hope one of the villains steps on a tiny Barbie shoe because if you've ever had one of those clear plastic spikes spear your instep, the trauma is real.