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The people who post in here never cease to amaze me.
The answers that can't be easily found anywhere else can oftentimes be answered right here. And by an expert in the field, no less. We have doctors, lawyers, I AM betting if not an "Indian Chief," something equivalent. The walks of life run the gamut from the mundane to the exotic, and I'm impressed even more that everyone tries to be very helpful.
But I've noticed that on occasion, we have posts that gum up the wheels of progress. (Mmmm, gum!) So if you don't mind--and even if you do--I'll list a few things that I'd like to see less of.
When someone is asking for information on a subject in this forum, most of the time it's not an opinion that's needed. It's information. If someone comes in and says, "My MC is going to have an abortion during her second trimester. What types of abortions would be available, and how would they be explained to her? The MC lives in Florida and she's under sixteen--will her parents need to know?"
In this example, the OP isn't looking for opinions on why abortion is wrong/right or why parents should or shouldn't be told. Nor is she looking for opinions on why underage kids should or shouldn't have sex.
It's also not a place to critique any snippets of work that someone puts up for the sake of clarity when asking about a particular subject. This isn't the SYW forum; it's completely inappropriate and actually rather rude to bring up the viability of someone's novel in this forum room. To me, it's the equivalent of two ladies in the restroom--one of them turns to the other and says, "Does my slip look okay? It's not hanging below my dress hem, is it?" and the other woman replies, "Well, I studied fashion a few years ago. Hmm. That's not a very pretty dress. You know, you might want to rethink wearing this style, at all. It's rather unbecoming to you." And you'll notice that my "fashion" example didn't even answer the question!
If I'm being unclear or if you have any questions, please either PM me or you can post in this thread.
Thank you all so much for your helpfulness and the time you spend helping others find their own answers.
The answers that can't be easily found anywhere else can oftentimes be answered right here. And by an expert in the field, no less. We have doctors, lawyers, I AM betting if not an "Indian Chief," something equivalent. The walks of life run the gamut from the mundane to the exotic, and I'm impressed even more that everyone tries to be very helpful.
But I've noticed that on occasion, we have posts that gum up the wheels of progress. (Mmmm, gum!) So if you don't mind--and even if you do--I'll list a few things that I'd like to see less of.
When someone is asking for information on a subject in this forum, most of the time it's not an opinion that's needed. It's information. If someone comes in and says, "My MC is going to have an abortion during her second trimester. What types of abortions would be available, and how would they be explained to her? The MC lives in Florida and she's under sixteen--will her parents need to know?"
In this example, the OP isn't looking for opinions on why abortion is wrong/right or why parents should or shouldn't be told. Nor is she looking for opinions on why underage kids should or shouldn't have sex.
It's also not a place to critique any snippets of work that someone puts up for the sake of clarity when asking about a particular subject. This isn't the SYW forum; it's completely inappropriate and actually rather rude to bring up the viability of someone's novel in this forum room. To me, it's the equivalent of two ladies in the restroom--one of them turns to the other and says, "Does my slip look okay? It's not hanging below my dress hem, is it?" and the other woman replies, "Well, I studied fashion a few years ago. Hmm. That's not a very pretty dress. You know, you might want to rethink wearing this style, at all. It's rather unbecoming to you." And you'll notice that my "fashion" example didn't even answer the question!
If I'm being unclear or if you have any questions, please either PM me or you can post in this thread.
Thank you all so much for your helpfulness and the time you spend helping others find their own answers.