On Tue, 4 Feb 1997, Stormwalker wrote:
[what should be public and what private]
Well, personally I prefer to do the opposite from wwhat you
suggest. Small notes of the "I liked it" variety I just send to
the author, since there isn't much discuss about that, is there?
more detailed C&C (both of plot and spelling stuff) I prefer to
send to the ML so that other's can contradict and correct me where
I'm wrong. (in *their* opinion, of course :) That way a
constructive discussion can develop, which is, after all, the
*purpose* of the list.
C&C, no matter whether positive or negative belongs out in the
open, where it can be seen and discussed. It's said "praise a
friend in public, reprove him in private" - well, this list is
what I think of as the "private" place, as opposed to r.a.a.c,
which is "public".
My guidelines for positive and negative comments are: If I think
it was good, I say so in an e-mail to the author. If I think it
was good but *could be improved*, I send C&C to the list. I do
the same for fics that I didn't like, but think could be made to
work. And if I hated the fic and considered it beyond repair -
well, then it's time to read the next fic.
Sebastian