The SFPA: What the Association is, and is Not

[mtentchoff]

I try not to respond to reviews.  Heck, I try not to respond to posts, even when... no, especially when, something said in them infuriates me.  The internet is a breeding place for Hell Storms and flame wars, and I really can't handle such things

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[seajules]

Marcie, I make mention of this only because I do believe you didn't intend to violate my privacy, but you have mentioned in this post a filtered entry I made, as well as the public review I posted. Nor are you accurate in your declaration of what that filtered entry was about, which is as much as I will say about it, or anything, here. Probably screening my comment or freezing the thread behind me is the best way to prevent a meltdown in your comments.

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[speceditor666]

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When someone sets ground rules, ahead of time, as to how anyone can respond to their upcoming posts or that said posts are locked, therefore blocking any reasoned response, it comes across that that person is clearly aware that what they are about to say is either triggery or inflammatory (even worse when someone sets filters on posts which attack others so that only a few are allowed to read them and the people under attack are not given the opportunity to respond or defend themselves in any way from what amounts to a call to blacklist a fellow artist for personal reasons). I totally agree that freedom of speech is a wonderful and important thing for everyone, but especially for writers. But that freedom belongs to everyone, not just the people who agree with your opinion. It was made very clear in several recent posts that people have the right to say whatever they want in their space and if someone wanted to disagree to do it elsewhere. Well this is elsewhere.