Comments on: Can of Worms http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/04/21/can-of-worms/ Journal of Peter V Brett Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:27:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ana http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/04/21/can-of-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-4142 Ana Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:02:41 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1388#comment-4142 The discussion is still going strong in both posts. We got an amazing comment from Liane Merciel (thank you Liane) in the review of The Painted Man and Jessica's post has over 40 comments now from both authors and readers. I agree that it is an interesting thread: I have been following it closely. The discussion is still going strong in both posts. We got an amazing comment from Liane Merciel (thank you Liane) in the review of The Painted Man and Jessica’s post has over 40 comments now from both authors and readers. I agree that it is an interesting thread: I have been following it closely.

]]> By: Myke http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/04/21/can-of-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-4138 Myke Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:17:53 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1388#comment-4138 I'm with Matt. If a blogger stops a conversation simply because they realize that the author being discussed is now engaged, then that is the responsibility of the blogger, not the author. If you believe in what you're saying and being respectful, then it shouldn't matter who is listening. I’m with Matt. If a blogger stops a conversation simply because they realize that the author being discussed is now engaged, then that is the responsibility of the blogger, not the author. If you believe in what you’re saying and being respectful, then it shouldn’t matter who is listening.

]]> By: edifanob http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/04/21/can-of-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-4137 edifanob Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:40:10 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1388#comment-4137 To Be honest I appreciated your comment at: <a href="http://thebooksmugglers.com/2009/04/book-review-the-painted-man-by-peter-v-brett.html" rel="nofollow">review of The Painted Man by Ana from The Book Smugglers</a>. And from my point of view you didn't kill the discussion. I think everybody has the right to post a comment as long as he/she follows the netiquette. It is the problem of blogger and their reader when they can't cope with a comment from an author. To Be honest I appreciated your comment at: review of The Painted Man by Ana from The Book Smugglers.
And from my point of view you didn’t kill the discussion.

I think everybody has the right to post a comment as long as he/she follows the netiquette. It is the problem of blogger and their reader when they can’t cope with a comment from an author.

]]> By: Liane Merciel http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/04/21/can-of-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-4134 Liane Merciel Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:15:25 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1388#comment-4134 Yeah, I'm wrestling with how I want to address this issue when my book hits the stands in (hopefully, fingers crossed) about a year. I think your approach is the best compromise: correct factual misapprehensions, otherwise stay quiet. I too have noticed the "chilling effect" and would prefer to avoid it. Right now I lurk and am very occasionally active on a couple of SF/F message boards, but I use a sock-puppet name so I can be "just a fan" and snark or squee to my heart's content without worrying that anyone will be influenced by the messenger rather than the message. Not that this is really a concern right now, but hey, one can hope that'll change someday, right? Yeah, I’m wrestling with how I want to address this issue when my book hits the stands in (hopefully, fingers crossed) about a year. I think your approach is the best compromise: correct factual misapprehensions, otherwise stay quiet. I too have noticed the “chilling effect” and would prefer to avoid it.

Right now I lurk and am very occasionally active on a couple of SF/F message boards, but I use a sock-puppet name so I can be “just a fan” and snark or squee to my heart’s content without worrying that anyone will be influenced by the messenger rather than the message. Not that this is really a concern right now, but hey, one can hope that’ll change someday, right?

]]> By: Matt http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/04/21/can-of-worms/comment-page-1/#comment-4133 Matt Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:57:35 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1388#comment-4133 I noticed how those threads where you commented shifted tone so abrubtly after your post. It is funny, really, and not at all your (or any author/creator's) problem. It's put up or shut up for the bloggers and commentors, when it is revealed that the target of their ire (or affection, I guess) is actually paying attention. That's part of the reason I've lost so much of my own snark on Twitter, Facebook, etc ... You never know who is reading, so you need to be willing to stand by whatever it is you post. I noticed how those threads where you commented shifted tone so abrubtly after your post. It is funny, really, and not at all your (or any author/creator’s) problem. It’s put up or shut up for the bloggers and commentors, when it is revealed that the target of their ire (or affection, I guess) is actually paying attention.

That’s part of the reason I’ve lost so much of my own snark on Twitter, Facebook, etc … You never know who is reading, so you need to be willing to stand by whatever it is you post.

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