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[roxy]

So it was my turn to get flamed at AO3, I guess. I don't want to make my stories only available to people with accounts, so you have to take the bad with the good, I guess. Granted, it's an old story and a bit over the top, but a piece of garbage? I'm not the best writer but I'm sure as hell not the worst. I've written some awkward stuff, but I've never, ever written a piece of garbage.

I got:that was disturbing and didn't make any sense at all. Hopefully your writing is better now, because this is not good at all, not only in regard of the content and charactarization, but the whole story and setting is an unlogical mess. Now I have to take a bath in holy-water clensing myself and washing away all that filth from this piece of garbage.

Thanks Pandora!

My opinion? Folks get bored and decide to go be assholes at sites like this. They know that comments like this can be hurtful and I think they do this hoping that they hurt someone, make them doubt themselves. They're probably pretending to be decent folks in public. Sites like this let them be the terrible people they really are.

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[fufaraw]

Roxy, where? I want to go scold them for being a poopyhead. They are at the very least ignorant (charitable), stupid, and dumb.

You never wrote garbage in your life--well, first draft, maybe, or discarded ideas, but they were never posted or shared, and don't count. Wanker.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

So...okay, I *know* that story was pretty rough. It's old, and part of a "thing" that was going around in SV lo those many years ago.

Nowadays, I have a good sense of where I'm at, writing wise. I'm good at some things, fair at others, but I don't stink. *This* I know. This person was just trying to upset someone, anyone--they just happened to choose me.

I think I handled them pretty well! ;D My response!

not only in regard of the content and charactarization

That sentence should read 'not only in regard *to* the content, and characterization'. Unlogical is not a word. Illogical is. Holy water does not require a hyphen and clensing is correctly spelled 'cleansing'.

Each reader is of course more than entitled to their opinion of a story. Sorry you didn't like this one, but the wonderful thing about AO3 is that there are hundreds of stories to be found that are more to your taste.


I reeeeeeaally wanted to add, "So there!"

[fufaraw]

I never doubted your ability to flense them with your pen. Um, keyboard. The power of your mind! I just...wankers.

I try really hard to be specific and articulate about other people's work. Sometimes I read something when I'm in one of those periods where I can't find my words, or make them play nice. That's what kudos are for. If I dislike something, that's what the back button is for. There's no profit in leaving nasty comments--they just add to your burden of 'what you put out comes back to you.' I guess some folks figure they're immune to that, though.

Pfeh. Smack some snippy sonsabitches, I tell you what.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

You know I love you, right? :)

they just add to your burden of 'what you put out comes back to you.'

That is *so* true!

*hands you smacking gloves* Keeps the skin supple.... ;D