Respect (was: Less than 1000 posts in a month - why now?

[Katie]

No: HPFGUIDX 180293

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" 
<eggplant107 at ...> wrote:
>
> "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10@> wrote:
> 
> > the apparent harshness of a number of your
> > responses jars against the camaraderie 
> > which many of us have shared over recent
> > years on this group. 
> 

<<<SNIP>>>


Lets call a spade a spade, this group has treated JKR like dirt for 
the last several months, and you should all be ashamed of yourself, 
especially the moderators who did nothing while the group 
degenerated to this point.   


***Katie:

Why should we all be ashamed of ourselves for critiqueing and 
analyzing a public work and the very public figure who created that 
work? There's no law that says I have to like the author to enjoy a 
book. 


Once a book is in the public domain, it no longer belongs solely to 
the author. I think a large part of the issue with those of us who 
have been criticizing JKR is that she doesn't seem to grasp that. 
These books are not her personal kingdom. We are allowed to feel 
differently and see the characters differently than she does. I know 
I feel like her attitude has been very dismissive of opinions other 
than her own. 


I also feel like if she's going to give interviews, she needs to be 
consistent and say the same thing every time. It was sort of funny 
in the beginning to see how inconsistent she was with her own 
characters, but now I just feel like it's sloppy and lazy. 


She's a public figure. She understands she will be criticized. I 
sincerely doubt that she's personally hurt by our comments on this 
board. This board is here for discussion of the books and everything 
associated with the books, including the author. No one should feel 
ashamed of themselves for expressing dissatisfaction with her 
interviews, or her opinions.   


>Eggplant wrote:

And who would be the second most insulted person this group has 
aimed their sights on? Well that would be me. And my crime? Being 
just about the only one willing to publicly defend JKR. I said 
before I think this demonstrates an appalling smallness of spirit, 
and I stand by that statement. 
> 
>  Eggplant


***Katie:
No one is attacking you. Your posts can be somewhat...excited...in 
tone, and people respond in kind. I certainly don't think Geoff was 
attacking you. I think he's one of the most reasonable and 
unexcitable people on this list. Just because people disagree with 
you doesn't mean they're insulting you. We are all entitled to our 
varyng opinions about this series and this author, and I think we 
generally do a good job of letting people have their own opinions. 


Katie
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