The 1995-1996 Criticism Discussion: "As Others See Us"

The K/S print zine fandom has a very extensive history of fans critiquing and writing feedback for their fandom's art and fiction. 
Many of these comments appear in the letterzines The LOC Connection, Come Together, and The K/S Press.
Like all feedback and concrit, there are many opinions about what constitute "good" feedback and "bad" feedback, who is audience (writers or readers), what is the purpose of feedback (to promote the fandom, to encourage more fanworks, who gets to say what and how, to make fans better fan writers, to help them become professional writers, to assist in fans making decisions about what to read and buy, and how to be a friend.
==One Example of the the Minefield of Concrit and Feedback==
In 1995 a BNF fan in Come Together wrote a very blunt review of As Others See Us, a story by Alice Hooker. 
Many fans took issue with this review, while others supported it.
The story's summary: "Kirk is substituted with an android created by a reclusive businessman who now plans on keeping him a prisoner and having the android commits “suicide” so no one will look for the real Kirk."
==Monthly Replies==
Because Come Together was published every month, this means that fans had to wait that long to see their replies in print. This also gave fans a long time to ruminate on others' comments.
==The Original Review: October 1995==
 
This the review of the story that sparked the discussion:
==Response: November 1995==
A fan didn't specifically name the story, but addressed the harsh criticism of the first review:
Another fan addressed giving and receiving feedback in a intimate fandom:
Another fan addressed the issue, and encouraged people to make sure they separate the story from the author, and refrain from personal statements:
===Response by the Author: Alice Hooker (November 1995)===
In November 1995, the author of this story, Alice Hooker, made some very graceful comments:
==Response: December 1995==
A fan told others to stop thinking of their stories as their "babies" and to toughen up: 
The writer of the original critical letter addressed this controversy: 
The discussion caused one of Come Together's prolific LOCer to rethink her own letters: 
A fan commented on different LoCs for different folks: 
How best to explain what we like and don't like: 
===A Response: A Fan Provided Some Stats (December 1995)===
From December 1995, some stats: 
====Some Responses to the LOC Survey==== 
====A Response to the Survey by the Original Author====
==Response: January 1996==
This fan addresses, among other things, nitpicky reviews:
Fans write for different reasons:
The writer of the original review said: 
What do fans want?: 
This letterzine as a safe space: 
==Response: February 1996==
From the fan who wrote the original review, a pep talk: 
A fan discusses amateurs and pros:
==Response: March 1996==
More on amateurs and pros:
Only comment on what you like, or what moves you: 
==Response: April 1996==
Fans in Come Together (and certainly other places as well) continued to discuss writing, motivation, quality, promotion of their fandom, and their community. 
In April 1996, the original writer of the first blunt review gave fellow fans a pep talk: 
==Response: June 1996==
A fan bemoaned a decline in the volume of K/S fiction and art. She explained what she thought were some of the reasons why, and cited the discussion about Hooker's story:
==Response: August 1996==
==References==