Although I register whether or not an author uses/references a beta, I read the first paragraph or so in order to decide whether or not to read a fic. In truth, some authors are terrific without betas, while others with betas have fics filled with grammatical mistakes and terrible plotlines/characterizations. That's what I've seen, anyway.
Yes - I *register* betas (especially if a name rings a bell, which might make me a teensy bit more inclined to read, perhaps), but usually looking at the first few paragraphs is the most reliable way of deciding about a fic's quality, imho...
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