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I would like to know how we can get anything said at all if, before we even open the virtual equivalent of our mouths, we are judged by whatever forum or platform we use to host our statements on. Lately I've seen LJ users flinging mock-insults at Tumblr users, the internet at large tut-tutting LJ users, and so on, all based upon the assumption ( Read more... )
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This. The number of blogs I've read that have been far better quality than their print equivalents (newspapers, I suppose, and magazines) both in terms of actual writing and research...well, and that's without even touching on "derivative" fiction and fanworks, which we both have strong ideas about.
It's snobbery, of course, and the idea that because you don't have to be editor-approved to publish on the internet means your writing is automatically of a lower quality.
ALSO, YOU HAVE BEEN MISSED. I HOPE YOU'RE WELL.
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I MISS YOU TOO, AND OTHERS WHO-KNOW-WHO-THEY-ARE FROM PCHAT. Been very busy/stressed almost all the time but I'll definitely be around more when I can!
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(it always bears repeating, and while there remain those who denigrate blogging and fanfiction and related forms of writing as 'lesser', it always will. We can only hope it might sink in someday)
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(Yeah, you're absolutely right.)
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I have ~*many thoughts*~ about this, mostly in the same vein as yours, but of course I had to click on this 5 mins before leaving for the opticians. Maybe I'll drop by to agree some more later. ;)
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Hope your appointment goes well, and don't worry about it unless there's anything in particular you'd like to say here. I'm very glad you agree.
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But the fact that people were so ready to dismiss the paper completely because the guy had referred to something online that wasn't an academic journal (you know, the kind that you can only access with a subscription costing several hundreds of pounds annually, so you've got no chance if you're not part of an institution...) was kind of depressing.
Can I just say "this" over and over? Because, yeah, the fact alone that the journals considered "respectable" are again restricted and dependent on either money or institutional support illustrates the point perfectly. It's so obviously about what's seen as legitimate and what isn't by some arbitrary consensus that it's not even funny. And then they go and make it less available ( ... )
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Matey, I've seen this happen even before I joined LJ. I think it's just the nature of the internet to try and establish one community's superiority over the other (think 4chan's contempt for Reddit ( ... )
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Re: Dragon Age- I haven't played it (on my to-play list), but I really think using one person's opinion as a deal-breaker is unwise; if you feel strongly about the incorrect handling of issues in a game, I think experiencing it yourself is better than being an angry outsider. Actually playing through those problematic parts is far more ideal than actually simply reading about them in an article by someone who seems to have a huge bias against these issues (keeping in mind I'm in my objective-analytical mindset here), because it will give context that you won't be able to get by simply watching/reading about standalone scenes. Maybe it's supposed to be some sort of sick parody of the views held by rape apologists/transphobic people/etc? I don't know where I'm going with this because again, I haven't actually played it, but it seems a little bit unwise to disregard the whole thing on the basis of one persons' opinion ( ... )
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I don't really have much to say about this post, but I just want to pick up on what you said here- I am lead to believe you are implying that bias is a negative thing. I wasn't saying that because the article shows great evidence of bias that it is not saying anything worthwhile/true, I was just noting the fact that it is not just a factual piece. There's nothing wrong with bias! Yes, there is lots of factual evidence in the article, but it's not all factual information; it is important to acknowledge that there is a large amount of opinionated and emotive language used. I was simply trying to encourage you do give the game a shot regardless- and after you encounter said morally incorrect scenes/anything else you have issue with that wasn't mentioned in the article, you could contact Bioware about it, or write your own ( ... )
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There is a whole host of classist and elitist attitudes inherent in the idea that, say, a piece of writing can only be validated by approval by an institution that expects it to bring back monetary revenue.THESE ARE GOOD WORDS AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD. HOLY SHIT. You have given me some things to think about. You have also strengthened my resolve to continue posting what I write online. Yes, I would like to make money off my writing, but NOT at the expense of a) my freedom to say what I want how I want and b) the free dissemination of words to anyone who cares to read them. (Ideally, I would offer my writing as "pay what you want" or on some kind of sliding scale-for instance, a PDF download that's free + a paper copy sold for a minor profit ( ... )
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Yes, I would like to make money off my writing, but NOT at the expense of a) my freedom to say what I want how I want and b) the free dissemination of words to anyone who cares to read them. (Ideally, I would offer my writing as "pay what you want" or on some kind of sliding scale-for instance, a PDF download that's free + a paper copy sold for a minor profit.)
That's how I feel about this as well. Ultimately, I think that money would be nice, but making it the priority of writing is always going to come with concessions. And once you've made those concessions, are you still saying anything we haven't heard before? That to me is the main problem - mainstream publishing coinciding with the establishment while reaching a huge amount of people, a lot of whom don't look beyond the ( ... )
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