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Argumentum ad hominem : Comments
By Jennifer Wilson, published 1/2/2011Writing is a creative act between the writer and the reader. Ad hominem comment threads brutalise that relationship.
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Fortunately for the reading public, there are plenty of writers still willing to put up with it.
If every writer who had been personally abused took your advice, you would have nothing left to read.
What is your objection to the reader/commenter taking responsibility for what they say and how they say it?
What is your objection to a civilized space where nobody personally abuses anybody?
Would you prefer writers stop writing because they're fed up copping abuse, or is it better that readers refrain from abuse in the first place?
Why do you think that because I publish my writing, I must accept being personally abused?
Is this a requirement for the practice of any other profession?