For some reason I'm taken back to the days of early Swars fandom when the newsletters printed anonymous reviews of zines. And, because they could be held responsible, the reviewers were free to use their power as payback for any small slight; and the blood and tears flowed. After a year or so, the newsletter mistress put an end to the anonymous reviews, and made them come out in public. A couple went pro rather than face the people they'd been knifing -- their friends. By going pro, they left their former fan friends behind.
On the Internet everyone has the illusion of anonymity, and therefore, feel free to be as cruel as they please (in the guise of helpfulness.) Hey, you never see the face of the person you just hurt, do you? "Words can't hurt." And when asked: "That wasn't me -- it was cousin It who got to my computer." (Riggghhhht!)
If it seems that the writer doesn't give a damn for honest feedback in the first place -- I'm sure not going to write to them any!
Can you tell I don't read much Netfic? Like Nea says: there's too much pokeweed for me to want to waste time going through to find gold.
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Date: 2005-01-19 03:32 am (UTC)On the Internet everyone has the illusion of anonymity, and therefore, feel free to be as cruel as they please (in the guise of helpfulness.) Hey, you never see the face of the person you just hurt, do you? "Words can't hurt." And when asked: "That wasn't me -- it was cousin It who got to my computer." (Riggghhhht!)
If it seems that the writer doesn't give a damn for honest feedback in the first place -- I'm sure not going to write to them any!
Can you tell I don't read much Netfic? Like Nea says: there's too much pokeweed for me to want to waste time going through to find gold.