Subject: Fanfic reviews
From: miyaka@juno.com (Miyaka Yuuki)
Date: 7/19/1997, 4:05 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

No offense meant, but if this is an digusied attempt to review fanfics 
by someone, then I 
wouldn't even bother looking at it, since I make a point of not 
reading fanfic reviews, 
especially those written by people who think they have a "right" to 
inflict their opinions 
on everyone.

You know, I've had a couple of fanfics reviewed, and I've found that at
times, and under the right circumstances, it can give me other ideas,
help me tighten up a loose scene, or give others a chance to notice what
they didn't about my fics before.  I have one that's constantly on review
on a different ML, and I don't agree with what the review says but I've
found people who only looked for my fic after reading the review, and
they sometimes write me and tell me what they think.  Thanks to those
people, I've included about 5 scenes that I'd never thought about before.

People *do* have a right to "inflict" their opinions on others.  That's
why it's called an opinion.  Everyone has them, and everyone should be
heard out.  Sometimes, opinions help stories, sometimes they hurt them. 
But if we say that someone can't "review" a fic, it's the same thing as
saying that person can't give "C&C" because that's what a good review is.
 If you don't like reviews, that's fine, but they aren't as bad as you
make them out to be.

Miyaka

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