tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post8758135934917452346..comments2023-05-12T05:10:20.941-04:00Comments on Raven Crowking's Nest: One is not meant to extrapolate anythingravencrowkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-44721244724709765562013-07-09T12:02:17.456-04:002013-07-09T12:02:17.456-04:00Another thought.
I am always hoping for reader co...Another thought.<br /><br />I am always hoping for reader comments, because I do not view the reader as an appreciated audience as much as I view the reader as a sounding board. Am I on the right track? Is my head up my ass? Sometimes, probably the first. Often, probably the second. Even in the event of the first, reader comment can improve my thought process, or lead me somewhere else entirely.<br /><br />This last is true even if the initial response is to reject the comment. Actually, if rejecting a comment is a strong first reaction, it usually indicates that I shouldn't be so quick to reject it. The things you don't want to examine are, more often than not, the things you should.<br /><br />ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-41655595814353507962013-07-09T11:54:14.466-04:002013-07-09T11:54:14.466-04:00I know of whom you speak, but I also think that we...I know of whom you speak, but I also think that we can all be guilty of this, to varying degrees.<br /><br />Having gone to the effort of thinking something through, it is sometimes difficult to go through the effort of considering opposing views and determining whether or not you have come to valid conclusions. Some are better at this than others. I am sure that I have been guilty of the same, and I am sure that there are people who (if they are still reading this) are nodding and saying, "Damn right you have been, buddy!"<br /><br />There are a few people on the InterWebs who write interesting things, which are useful or are good fuel for thought, who nonetheless will not consider any other views. Even requests to explicate a post are met with derision. <br /><br />(Shrug) <br /><br />We all have our problems.ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-20001979559989134362013-07-09T11:45:36.297-04:002013-07-09T11:45:36.297-04:00"...it is incumbent upon the writer to be car..."...it is incumbent upon the writer to be careful about what he writes."<br /><br />Well, I'm sure that you and I both know some people (and definitely someone in particular in the RPG blogosphere) who don't believe in this at all. Indeed, they seek to "inflict" their words on you, and if you don't grok what they're setting forth, then the problem is all yours. They don't believe in any sort of "unspoken social contract" when it comes to writing. There is no attempt at establishing mutual respect. Yes, some folks believe the reader is there to be the subject of abuse and pedantry, not a appreciated audience for ideas. Why be grateful to your readers for taking time to read your words, when you can belittle them?Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.com