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>>I thing I know of the site. At any rate, I thing alot >>of people just post links and updates to stories that >>they like and other people may want to read. Of course >>most of those are on different sites. It's nice to go >>to one of your haunts and find one of the stories >>you're following has been updated. >> >>The rub comes when one of those threads starts a >>debate on what the writer was thinking/doing when that >>was written. Of course some of these can become >>heated. I try to stay out of those and send my >>comments directly to the author, if I can. >> >>This post isn't meant to give you or anyone any flack, >>just stating the things I've seen. >> >>Be well. >>Lugs > >No flak inferred. > >I don't have a complaint about recommendations or >posting updates, or even discussion if I'm allowed to >participate. What gripes me is that this particular >site seems to delight in criticizing people who aren't >posted there, and that is unique to my experience - >I've never seen that elsewhere. > >The site is insular in that it's by writers, for >writers, and about writing. My stories aren't allowed >there, and I'm not allowed there, so I think it takes >a lot of audacity to criticize my work there, behind >my back, where I have no voice because I'm not good >enough to belong. That's not criticism enough? > >I don't go to the site because I don't like the mean >nature of the place. I was prompted by a friend to >take a look recently, and I wish I hadn't. > >And if you are the soul behind Mechanics 101, what's >with that?

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