Subject: Nope!
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Posted on: 2014-11-02 06:02:00 UTC

I want you to acknowledge that your behavior towards several people has been wrong, and make some sign that you're planning on changing this behavior in the future, rather than just handwaving it as though immaturity was some immutable character trait, like blood type or eye color.

A beta telling you that a story or 'verse is "unfocused" is not borderline flaming. It's actually exactly what a beta should be telling you, and I have to admit I have no sympathy here; that is literally the exact same word that was used, in person, about a piece of writing I asked a professor to look at yesterday. Like... word for word. It's a very, very helpful criticism, if blunt - it tells you "I need to be more clear about the central plot of this story."

Now: You should know how I respond to that kind of stuff. back off or face the suethor rage.

This reads like a threat, and on top of that, it is the exact thing we tend to cite as reasons to PPC a fanfic. The difference between a chronic badfic author and a growing author is their response to concrit: "That's a borderline flame, how dare you," versus "I think I see what you mean, but can you be more specific?"

I'm glad you haven't raged against people who have beta'd your persona fic. Please take that attitude and apply it here, as well.

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