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Maybe not their post, but the tone in which it was posted. "Obsessiveness" != "the work of a dangerous lunatic" as you say, but the hyperbole was obviously not
by eksith 12y ago
Maybe not their post, but the tone in which it was posted. "Obsessiveness" != "the work of a dangerous lunatic" as you say, but the hyperbole was obviously not welcome.
But also worth noting, as mentioned above, this wasn't just an errant post on a review site. The "troll" reached out to the author as well, which was duplicitous and borderline obsessive as well.
Also, common sense flies out the window when something you're passionate about, your work, is so unjustly criticized ;)
- bmelton 12y ago> Also, common sense flies out the window when something you're passionate about, your work, is so unjustly criticized Fair, but I'm sure she's learned the lesson by now that paying too much attention to any of those criticisms loops one into a pattern of unhealthy behavior that I hope she will avoid in the future... for her sake.
- gaius 12y agoFor less than this, the police would arrest a "troll". Whys it OK when a right-on Guardian journo does it?
- eksith 12y agoYou answered your own question: "journo". Our standards for acceptable behavior for private citizens is different based on occupation (or ostensible purpose in life).