Subject: Please forgive my impertinence.
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Posted on: 2014-11-02 02:52:00 UTC

Are you saying that you only accept positive comments on your work?

That outlook just defeats the entire point of a beta. These people provide an outsider's look on your piece. Their point of view might show you something you've overlooked or got wrong. They are giving some of their free time to provide a free service for you. Dismissing all of their less-than-positive comments as "flaming" is, in my eyes, the height of disrespect.



"you would get angry at a painter who painted your house the wrong color, would you?"

Hey. A beta is like if you're designing something (let's say a building, for example) and an architect takes a look at your blueprints and says "I like this, this, and this, but there's a problem here, here, and here. You should fix these things to make your building stable". Your painter analogy implies that the only thing you want from a beta reader is praise for your work.



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

Are you saying we should tiptoe around each and every of your sensibilities when giving you feedback on something? Please clarify.

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