Okay, this is really really bugging me actually. How many times have you clicked onto a deviation lately and found in the description "Comment, don't fave! If you can take the time to fave you can take the time to comment!".

Wow. You know, that's kind of a deterrent to even bother looking at your deviation. Why?

What if I don't want to litter your inbox with "Awww cute!" or "Looks good!" messages? What if, I love your picture, but I can't decide what it is that I like the most? Or that I'm shy? Or that I just can't think what to say? What if I'm dyslexic and prefer faving images due to grammar/spelling-nazis? Perhaps I'm working at a computer with a broken keyboard and still want to show my appreciation for your image in some way.

I like faving. I prefer it to commenting. Yes, my reasons are up there; though some of them I've heard from others. Faving means I don't want to just leave a meaningless sentence on your piece, or that I can't find anything to criticise and, instead, love your picture so much that I want to save it in a place I'll get to look at it again and again. Perhaps later on when I've enjoyed viewing it a few times I might decide I want to tell you just how much I like it, although I certainly won't even consider that if I then get a message from you saying "Uh, comment, idiot. It's just plain rude.".

Actually, that's far more likely to get me to tell you where you can shove your comment. And yes, that's a real message I got. I won't say from who, I like to think I'm a LITTLE less vindictive... *cough*

By all means, message me and ask me what I liked about it. I'll more than likely answer politely and tell you. I see no reason why not. Leave a note in your description that you would like comments. Not something telling me that I'm a lazy lay-about if I only fave. It's rude. And offensive. And I know a good deal of people who get quite annoyed and upset about it. We show our appreciation. In some ways, we show it even more by faving. It tells you that we want to see it again, we want to remember it, we want to have it somewhere nearby.

I can understand that it gets frustrating getting so many faves and little in way of comments. Hell I've had that happen to me too. But alienating those people who've chosen to show appreciation for your work in whatever small way they could is certainly not the best way to get comments. Just pick a name, send a polite message asking calmly if they would be so kind as to tell you why they chose to fave your work. If they say no, move on, ask someone else. There is always someone who's probably just been a bit harried and unsure of how to phrase their thoughts at the time and will likely be more than happy to just give you a brief (or extensive) answer. And yeah, I'm one of them (and it'll probably be extensive in my case!).

I'm sorry to all those wonderful people who are always grateful for their faves, especially to those who comment "thanks" on a deviant's front page. I'm just, annoyed. Aggravated. And I know this probably won't even matter to most people, but I want to get your thoughts. Argue your case! Do you prefer faves or comments? And why one or the other? Do you get upset by the messages or do you completely agree with them?

I'm curious and I'm not going to slate you for your views! I'm just annoyed with the rudeness that some people employ. I completely support polite requests!

Let me know what you think?