From: PandaTek@aol.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:01:08 EST
To: ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu
Cc: ffml@fanfic.com
Subject: Re: [FFML] my thoughts

In a message dated 1/14/99 6:56:58 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu writes:

<< > to all fanfic writers,

i would be grateful and so would most people if i am right would 

perfer

if

the re:s would be sent privatly and not to the list directly!

The following is in the FAQ:

* WHAT IS THE FANFIC MAILING LIST?

The fanfic mailing list (ML) is a forum for authors and fans to 
discuss fanfics (fanfiction stories) with an anime/manga theme that 
are posted to the ML.

Two words you want to note, here:

discuss:  to exchange ideas and opinions back-and-forth.

forum:  a group dialogue.

In other words, THAT'S WHY THE LIST IS HERE!

I'm sorry to get so heavy-handed about this, but really.  I understand 
that there are many folks who are here just as readers.  For the 
writers, though, this is a place that's actually fairly unique.  Most 
writers don't get the opportunity to actually reply to feedback, and 
hear an answer to their responses.

Even if I am not actively participating in the discussion, I've often 
found that longer threads can give me useful tips/insights that I can 
apply to my own writing.  And a story which I passed over, but that 
generates a lot of discussion often gets a second look from me--and 
usually results in more feedback to the author.

I agree that certain types of feedback might as well be private--I've 
only posted those replies to "Bliss" that I thought might actually have 
some comment that other writers might be interested in, even though I 
sent an individual reply to the authors on every chapter.

Likewise, replies to the inevitable info requests or SPAM threads can 
probably be sent privately.  [looks, realizes he's about to violate this 
rule, shrugs]

--Freemage

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