Potter Place? Help!

[little_beloved]

Dear friends

Comments

[kittylefish]

potter place is a yahoo discussion group. it's here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Potter_Place/

i don't belong to it anymore, so i was unaware of this distressing situation, though i'd heard rumblings something was going on. :( hope that helps.

[little_beloved]

Thanks, kitty! I've posted a message on Potter Place, and replied to a post that MsTree was involved in re Denial.

My agent is NOT going to be happy about this!

[kittylefish]

i'm happy to be able to help. i hope that she will stop now, but considering that she was already disregarding your wishes, i'm afraid it's not a given. :(

[shiv5468]

Then don't tell her! Really. You did all you could to remove The fic and you're not responsible for the actions of others.

And on a practical note you just can't stop it. Once something is on the internet you have lost control and your agent should understand this

[savine_snape]

*ditto* to what kittylefish says. I haven't belonged to Potter Place for yolks because it just isn't somewhere I want to be. If memory serves me right, Southernwitch is the Mod/leader over there.

[little_beloved]

Thanks, Sav! I've messaged Southern, so fingers crossed she can do something about it. I've left a post about it at Potter Place, too, and if people could pop along and show some support to the message I just left there I would be VERY grateful!

[savine_snape]

{{hugs}} will take a peek later on. Hopefully I can grab more than 10 minutes for lunch today :)

[dickgloucester]

How galling.

But don't tell your agent. You did as she asked you and now it it out of your hands.

[little_beloved]

Oh, she won't mind, really. I think she'll just be annoyed on my behalf that people are editing/distributing my work without my consent!

In a way, it's flattering that people miss Denial and still want to read it!

[dickgloucester]

Well, I'd certainly like to read it!

[little_beloved]

YOU, my dear, are more than welcome to a copy, because you are a friend and I trust you.

If I was going to edit it, I would remove at least a quarter of the content and 99% of the COMPLETELY unnecessary adverbs. Alas, you'll be stuck with them, and without the added wisdom of MsTree's edits. ;)

[paya27]

I'm a member there, though I haven't read or participated in the group in a very long time. For what it's worth, I've just posted my support for you over there. I hope that Ms. Tree and the others involved will see reason on the matter.

I have to agree with Shiv that this is likely not the end of people passing around copies of Denial. But it's one thing to send it quietly to a friend and quite another to offer to distribute it to anyone reading a group list.

I'm not even going to get into the editing ... cheek indeed!

[little_beloved]

Paya, thanks so much!
I received your message and replied, although the reply didn't show up for some reason.

And no, I don't mind people having copies, or passing around a few to adult friends. But to distribute it publicly and edit it without my permission is upsetting!

Thanks for your support!

xxx

[septentrion1970]

Hard copies? As in printed copies? Like you said in the comments, I think the editing part is the most galling of it all. Maybe you can't control that person distributing your story, but I hope her editing is limited to paragraph breaks and such. *hugs*

[little_beloved]

Well, she's e-mailing them downloadable copies, is what I mean!

I honestly might not have minded if she had ASKED. But to just go and offer it to all and sundry? And to EDIT it? Ack!

*squishes*