> That doesn't mean they can't voice their disappointment, even publicly, even in places where the authors might read it and feel bad and cause other authors

> That doesn't mean they can't voice their disappointment, even publicly, even in places where the authors might read it and feel bad and cause other authors to write defensive posts This was "writing to another author attempting to egg him on to also voice his disappointment". Neil Gaiman didn't just stumble across someone's voiced disappointment, it was specifically directed to him. They just didn't get the response they were hoping for.