I still have no clue what fanfic etiquette is. I just go by if you have nothing nice to say then don’t say it at all. And don’t question the timing of updates.
I had a cultural whiplash moment when I was complaining abt a fanfic to a friend they were like ‘you should comment and tell them’ and I was like HELL NO. I completely forgot that not everyone knows fanfic etiquette 😭