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Question:
Blogging controversies? How do you address them? Do you join the Twitter frenzy? Write a ranty post? Stay on the sidelines and hope they go away?
How do you think we should address plagiarism scandals? Bad author behavior? Negative comments on our blogs?
I
must at least admit that my curiosity does strongly influence me to
delve into the fray to find out what the fuss is all about. I can't say
that all the effort edifies me in any way yet there is something
fascinating about other people's dirty laundry. Well not really. When
young I was always easy to jump to judgements about other people's
actions and words. I would take offense or spread a little. It wasn't
pretty and one day I came to that sad realization. I wish I could go
back and undo all that stuff. The good thing is that I have learned at
least a little. I haven't learned to be any better with my social
graces. Offending people is a bit second nature to me. But I usually
don't mean to do it these days. As such I really don't write ranty
posts. I try not to comment when drama hits the fan. It seems that there
is always someone out there ready to misinterpret your comment.
Plagiarism
Is
there honestly one thing out there that wasn't in some way plagiarized?
I would rather read strikingly similar love triangles than no books at
all. Is there really much originality left in the world? Artists paint
an apple but they didn't create it, only put it in their own words. I
figure it is best to keep to myself since I am certainly not without my
errors. I would rather when someone comes across my error be given
compassion and understanding than be dragged through the mud. If that is
the treatment I hope for when my inevitable mistake comes along than
the least I can do is to treat others the same. Besides tearing another
person down won't make me a better person and it certainly won't make me
more likeable. I am who I am.
Author behavior
Thankfully
I haven't dealt with any bad behavior from authors. They have all be
very nice to me even if I didn't like their book. If they were upset I
can understand that. I can only imagine if I had poured my heart and
soul into a book over a span of several months then put it out for
others to see I might be a bit touchy when people spit on it. Who
wouldn't? Once again though I try to go with the treat others as you
want to be treated thing. So I try not to let it get to me when others
are spreading stuff about bad author behavior.
In
both of these topics what I find bugs me the most is the "ban" that
people call for. They decide to pass judgement and expect others to bow
to their decision. Then when we decide to ignore we in turn draw their
censure. Just because I don't want to be mean doesn't infer I am a bad
person. If I put together a post because of my own likes I don't see why
I should be frowned upon. I don't do the post with the intent of
getting followers. I simply enjoy the post and therefore put it
together. Also, I will comment where I feel inclined to add my penny
thoughts. I don't care what the person has done or who says they should
be blacklisted. If they put together a post that calls my attention I
want to show my appreciation.
I
am sorry if this has offended anyone but I wish we wouldn't fight. Why
can't we just enjoy the awesomeness of the book blogging community.
There are already enough outer forces trying to tear us down. We need to stick together and form a tight community that looks out for each other.
Anyway, thanks for the topic.
