True... Martin was better and more civil even though I completely disagree with him.
And I also do not feel sorry for her at all. Yet I also feel like the people replying should probably take the high road more when directly responding to her. Even though YES- she is being incredibly childish, overly-dramatic and her blog looks like it was written to be delibrately inflammatory. But that doesn't mean direct responders should be. They should be better than she is. There is nothing more irritating for the above type of poster like her, than someone who is calmer, more rationally inclined and does not resort to insults, and is therefore more able to point out the fallacies of the arguments of the opposition clearly and effectively... and isn't on -your- side. Martin at least is calmer, though he has still failed to argue his case effectively at all and doesn't really concede that fanfic supporters may have a point. (Though I haven't looked at most of the responses myself so I can't know for sure, just some of the comments irritate me so much that I have to step away from the computer and decided not to go back. I don't want to fall to troll-dom. I don't want to have to deal with the wank!)
I've kind of learned (by painful experience) that responding to wank with wank is often like adding petrol to the fire though. In the end, everyone looks stupid.
Besides she's entitled to free speech, especially on her own blog. It's kind of like the fact that there are MANY people who have viewpoints I disagree with, even find completely rediculous and heck morally repungent, but they still should have the right to say it.
The thing is people also should have the right to -point out- that it is rediculous. True you might not find it to be rediculous yourself but still. If you post a viewpoint... don't be surprised if people are going to disagree or critique on it unless it's on something obvious like 'Stereotypes can be offensive' or 'Kicking an abused puppy is wrong'. It kind of ties in with the last line of the original post you wrote too. Don't want it challenged? Don't make it public.
It's just also... I seriously think Gabaldon has a severe lack of -perspective- from her blog post which I fear possibly is even within her own writing of her books (I will concede however that this fear may be wrong, but it's just a feeling I have.)
Questions about morality and other things are sometimes what I enjoy in books and shows even if it's simple. They cause lively discussion (and best done without wank though it can tread a dangerous line). And I'm not sure how well the moral side of the story, if she has one, would be handled at all if they think fanfic writers should practically be on death row. I mean goodness, what would her stance be on REAL crimes in her books and criminals who when it gets the bare bones possibly wouldn't be so bad in different circumstances if that is so? So it makes me uneasy. Not having the ability to put yourself in someone elses shoes and being overly condemning in a rediuclous manner doesn't really give me high hopes for their ability to write realistic characters). I mean comparing fanfic writers to -that- sort of thing? It's ludicrous and should be even if you wouldn't like fanfic of your own work yourself, and I'm not surprised people were initially angry over it.
Though yeah, it would be better if people simply calmly sauntered in, pointed out the fallacies in their argument (like herongale has?). It would probably also be best if they DO point out how insulting and overly dramatic the post was... just in a tactful way.
Don't feed trolls (even trolls with good grammar and spelling) with trollish behaviour. Seriously guys, that's where they get their power from. Don't give them that!
*sorry had to edit- it looked like I said 'you people' which wasn't what I meant. Sorry.
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And I also do not feel sorry for her at all. Yet I also feel like the people replying should probably take the high road more when directly responding to her. Even though YES- she is being incredibly childish, overly-dramatic and her blog looks like it was written to be delibrately inflammatory. But that doesn't mean direct responders should be. They should be better than she is. There is nothing more irritating for the above type of poster like her, than someone who is calmer, more rationally inclined and does not resort to insults, and is therefore more able to point out the fallacies of the arguments of the opposition clearly and effectively... and isn't on -your- side. Martin at least is calmer, though he has still failed to argue his case effectively at all and doesn't really concede that fanfic supporters may have a point. (Though I haven't looked at most of the responses myself so I can't know for sure, just some of the comments irritate me so much that I have to step away from the computer and decided not to go back. I don't want to fall to troll-dom. I don't want to have to deal with the wank!)
I've kind of learned (by painful experience) that responding to wank with wank is often like adding petrol to the fire though. In the end, everyone looks stupid.
Besides she's entitled to free speech, especially on her own blog. It's kind of like the fact that there are MANY people who have viewpoints I disagree with, even find completely rediculous and heck morally repungent, but they still should have the right to say it.
The thing is people also should have the right to -point out- that it is rediculous. True you might not find it to be rediculous yourself but still. If you post a viewpoint... don't be surprised if people are going to disagree or critique on it unless it's on something obvious like 'Stereotypes can be offensive' or 'Kicking an abused puppy is wrong'. It kind of ties in with the last line of the original post you wrote too. Don't want it challenged? Don't make it public.
It's just also... I seriously think Gabaldon has a severe lack of -perspective- from her blog post which I fear possibly is even within her own writing of her books (I will concede however that this fear may be wrong, but it's just a feeling I have.)
Questions about morality and other things are sometimes what I enjoy in books and shows even if it's simple. They cause lively discussion (and best done without wank though it can tread a dangerous line). And I'm not sure how well the moral side of the story, if she has one, would be handled at all if they think fanfic writers should practically be on death row. I mean goodness, what would her stance be on REAL crimes in her books and criminals who when it gets the bare bones possibly wouldn't be so bad in different circumstances if that is so? So it makes me uneasy. Not having the ability to put yourself in someone elses shoes and being overly condemning in a rediuclous manner doesn't really give me high hopes for their ability to write realistic characters). I mean comparing fanfic writers to -that- sort of thing? It's ludicrous and should be even if you wouldn't like fanfic of your own work yourself, and I'm not surprised people were initially angry over it.
Though yeah, it would be better if people simply calmly sauntered in, pointed out the fallacies in their argument (like herongale has?). It would probably also be best if they DO point out how insulting and overly dramatic the post was... just in a tactful way.
Don't feed trolls (even trolls with good grammar and spelling) with trollish behaviour. Seriously guys, that's where they get their power from. Don't give them that!
*sorry had to edit- it looked like I said 'you people' which wasn't what I meant. Sorry.