A Brief Comment about Anonymous Comments
Anonymous comments are fine.
Anonymous comments which criticise 101 Reasons are fine, provided:
- They're valid; or
- They're funny.
Anonymous comments which abuse the author of 101 Reasons are fine, provided:
- They're funny. (Really funny.)
Anonymous comments which fail these criteria will be publicly excoriated.
Like this one:
Hahaha your gay ass blog just makes me want to even write more. When I write the next bestseller I'll include it in my credits.
Although this would continue the noble tradition of acknowledging the influence of gay ass blogs on the modern bestseller, I'm not sure I want to be given credit for making this guy "want to even write more". I think he's missed the window to write the next bestseller, anyway.
Or this one, which robbed me of my anonymous abuse virginity (it's long, you can skim it):
You're a fracking loser! You, Mr. Blog Owner, need to pull your head out of your a@@! If you spent more time NOT WRITING and less time being a dickhead you'd waste a lot less of your sorry excuse of a life and other people's time. I think this is a deplorable attempt at discouraing [sic] young writers, who don't always write well. It takes time and practice to craft a good story and hone skills. Yes there is a lot of formulaic crap out there and novelists who should STOP. But it doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of people who SHOULD be writing and if they listen to you, I feel for them. PEACE!
Couldn't even be bothered to glance at my name. And, apparently agrees with me.