[ SECRET POST #3212 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3212 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[raspberryrain]

I stand corrected. I wasn't in the same fandoms as she was at the time, so I didn't really remember what the whole story was.

[(Anonymous)]

If you want some old wank it's interesting to read up on.
http://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Cassandra_Claire_Plagiarism_Debacle

[(Anonymous)]

... then it probably wasn't the best idea to act like you did know ("Look at how much venom was directed at Cassandra Clare when she turned pro") and were in a position to educate others about it, eh?

[diet_poison]

I don't think raspberryrain was doing those things. This is a really pompous, rude and unnecessary comment.

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT but Raspberryrain was accusing fandom of attacking Cassandra Clare for daring to make money off her fanfiction by turning pro and using that as an example of how fanfic writers are taught to devalue their own work. I don't necessarily disagree with her conclusion, but the example she used simply wasn't true. Using incorrect supports to validate your argument isn't a good idea. Maybe the anon could've phrased it more kindly, but when people aren't familiar with the subject but insist on talking about it as if they are, they risk being wrong and slightly embarrassed.

[diet_poison]

...she did nothing of the sort. She made one statement:

Look at how much venom was directed at Cassandra Clare when she turned pro.

...observing something that was actually true but she didn't have the whole context for it. When someone pointed it out, she graciously admitted she had been wrong. This jumping on her is ridiculous. She never "insisted" on anything or held herself up as an expert.