Lily
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Post by Lily on Dec 31, 2012 16:16:46 GMT -5
If you've had a less than favourable experience with a publisher etc, we'd like to hear about it, but please don't mention their name. We don't feel it's fair to attack someone, when both sides of the story are not being told. We also don't want to end up like certain other forums and advocate sites being sued for defamation. Thank you for your co-operation and have a great New Year! Cheers
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raemorgan
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Post by raemorgan on Dec 31, 2012 18:09:59 GMT -5
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Richard
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Post by Richard on Jan 1, 2013 12:50:00 GMT -5
If you've had a less than favourable experience with a publisher etc, we'd like to hear about it, but please don't mention their name. We don't feel it's fair to attack someone, when both sides of the story are not being told. We also don't want to end up like certain other forums and advocate sites being sued for defamation. Thank you for your co-operation and have a great New Year! Cheers If you don't want negative experiences published on here, we can certainly police that. I think it might be a bit of a disservice though. Absolute Write even has a section of "Bewares, Recommendations & Background Check." As far as libel in slander, defamation has to meet the basic standards of: "1.A false and defamatory statement concerning another; 2.The unprivileged publication of the statement to a third party (that is, somebody other than the person defamed by the statement); 3. If the defamatory matter is of public concern, fault amounting at least to negligence on the part of the publisher; and 4.Damage to the plaintiff." In the instance which is likely referred to here, the recommendation of the service by name was produced. (We will have to make sure that when any service is named, no one says a negative thing about them. Even if they are listed negatively on preditors and editors.) A response about the end result, by the one who received the shoddy service, was produced. Evidence of the work in question was produced; 1st party evidence. That is not in any way a situation of defamation, especially when the service sent an apology to the writer for their poor performance, and promised to make it right. I think that is a positive that resulted out of participation from this board. The only negative was the slander leveled against the author, and myself, which carried no evidence, only personal feeling, about the evidence and claims provided, and caused the author to discontinue his participation here because of the way he was treated by several board members. I would add that if we are going to be strict about not naming any service, by name, in a negative way on here, then we should also add that we are not going to make any negative comments about the authors on here, either directly or by works. Richard
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Post by Richard on Jan 1, 2013 13:34:05 GMT -5
I think you have the wrong person. Your link is for someone named: iwannabepublished. The person in our situation was Wannabeone. The post you linked to was from 11-30-12. Wannabeone's work was almost already completed by this time, so the information cannot relate to him. I also think he used the same name on AW as he did here.
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Lily
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Post by Lily on Jan 1, 2013 14:21:13 GMT -5
I would add that if we are going to be strict about not naming any service, by name, in a negative way on here, then we should also add that we are not going to make any negative comments about the authors on here, either directly or by works. Richard I agree, Richard. We want to keep this a friendly and supportive place.
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Post by raemorgan on Jan 1, 2013 15:48:24 GMT -5
I think you have the wrong person. Your link is for someone named: iwannabepublished. The person in our situation was Wannabeone. The post you linked to was from 11-30-12. Wannabeone's work was almost already completed by this time, so the information cannot relate to him. I also think he used the same name on AW as he did here. iwannabepublished and wannabeone are the same person. Ask him.
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Lily
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Post by Lily on Jan 1, 2013 16:49:26 GMT -5
Please, let's just try to move on from all of this. We want the forum to be about writing related issues rather than discussion about other members. We value everyone's participation here and want their visits to be pleasurable and informative. Peace.
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Post by Christie Bremmer on Jan 2, 2013 18:02:32 GMT -5
What Lily said.
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Post by bpublisher on Jan 17, 2013 19:24:58 GMT -5
Good. Keep it about writing.
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Post by joshuachrisstoff on Feb 26, 2013 2:59:44 GMT -5
I have an opinion, surprise, surprise! To me if you are not permitting negative comments about 'anything?', then why not be even handed and not allow positive comments about the same things. I feel if you can't have proper balance then why would you discuss anything that might even be a little controversial? Personally, I would never slate anyone over anything, I am fairly sure. If I get truly frustrated by an idiot I may even write the 'proper' reply but then delete it without posting. I find that kind of thing a little cathartic. maybe I am weird. But if I know someone did something negative, I will call them on it, even if they don't hang here or realistically have the right of reply. Then again, if I think someone has done a good deed and post about it, why should you not post the balance with your negative experience in ruffly the same field? Perhaps the appropriate word recurring in my concept is 'balance'. Besides, if you post that MuckDinalds gave you a lousy pink burger what prevents me from saying that I have been a thousand times and never had a fail? Perhaps if your bad experience was the very first inteaction with the giant then me posting my reply experience could suggest to you that giving them a full try of maybe ten times b4 you make any final judgments may benefit you. How will I ever know to give an endorsement of my unlimited positive experiences unless I know someone has had a negative experience? Balance! What was that old song? Love and marriage Go together like a horse and carriage ... You can't have one without the other! I think that was Frank Sinatra www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8o7Zqv9AD4
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