Comments on: Rebuttal from a Reader

By: Jordan Lapp

Jordan Lapp — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:43:34 +0000

Suanne,

Thanks for the kudos! You write a fun blog yourself, so that’s high praise!

By: Jordan Lapp

Jordan Lapp — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:42:59 +0000

Jeff,

I’m with you on the blogging issue. I find that you network better and learn more. Addtionally, reading work by the pros will teach you way more about how to write than reviewing the work of novices.

By: Jordan Lapp

Jordan Lapp — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:40:45 +0000

Andrew LeBlanc = “Grammar Nietzche”

By: Andrew LeBlanc

Andrew LeBlanc — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:19:22 +0000

Jesus, I leave this thing alone for a couple of days, and I miss my opportunity to say,

“Whoever fights bad spellers should see to it that in the process he does not become a bad speller. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss of poor spelling, the abyss of poor spelling will gaze back into you.”

By: Jeff Draper

Jeff Draper — Wed, 09 May 2007 04:57:34 +0000

I’m another writer who doesn’t much care for Writing.com. It’s mostly because I could never quite figure out what the point of it was. It was difficult to navigate around in and now I’ve found blogging to be more interesting. When I get to the point where I have some previously published works that I might want to post for free, I’ll just develop my own website.

By: Suanne Warr

Suanne Warr — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:14:34 +0000

Congrats on stirring up the soup, Jordan. Your replies were cool and concise, always the best way to go.

I’m glad to see someone else pointed out the reader’s liable vs. libel error–not that either was really applicable in this situation.

Keep ‘em coming, it makes for an interesting read.

By: Jordan Lapp

Jordan Lapp — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:32:11 +0000

Sorry Steven,

Originally it was posted under the Cons article, but I deleted it and moved it up here. I felt that it might provoke some discussion so I thought it would be better to put it in its own post.

By: Steven Smethurst

Steven Smethurst — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:29:20 +0000

Where did this user post his comments?
I didn’t see it on your post “writing.com con” post and i didn’t see it on his website?

Did he send his comments to you directly?
or in a response to a post on anther forums?

By: Jordan Lapp

Jordan Lapp — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:42:37 +0000

Hi Ty,

Welcome to the site!

I know the person who made the comment, and I don’t think they’re an idiot. They have strong beliefs which you and I don’t agree with

I too am upset with all the misinformation out there. Readers will just have to learn to rely on infallible sources of wisdom… like this blog!

By: Jordan Lapp

Jordan Lapp — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:31:31 +0000

J.M.,

Thanks very much for the endorsement! You have a beautiful blog. Added it to Google Reader so I won’t miss a future post!