I don't know how to make this much clearer: the point of public reviews has to do with evaluating goods and services. It is answering the question: hey, I exchanged my money for this good/servics, do I feel like it was a fair deal? Was the product worth my hard end money? Did it deliver on its promises?
Fanfic does not involve the exchange of money for goods. They are gifts. Gifts as in for free. You gave nothing, and got a piece of art, for free. You do not have the footing to give people unsolicited opinions on their fics any more than you would any other part of their personhood, because you did not pay for it.
'But how will I know if a fic is worth it?'
Worth what? This fic is free.
'But what if it's not worth my time?'
That's easy, if you don't like it, stop reading, you god damn moron.
'But I just feel really strongly about this fic and want to document my experiences UwU '
cool. call your mom about it. write in your diary. make a private excel spreadsheet. otherwise fuckofffuckoff fuck OFF.
'But what about literary criticism and analysis, isn't that an important intellectual pursuit?'
Are you a literary scholar? Is this a lit class? No? Then fuck off.
'But what about my free speech? You can't make me!'
No I can't. You're a shitstain though.
