User blog comment:JasonAlexande08/A few things you should know/@comment-1874924-20100331030541

Although I’ve had no interaction with TAU--we haven’t introduced ourselves to each other, and he either hasn’t read my stories or hasn’t seen fit to comment on them--I, for one, cannot allow that his comments have less merit simply because he doesn’t write stories himself. The question here is, “for whom are you writing?” If you are just writing for other writers, then yes, you have a reason to dismiss his commentary. If, however, you want to reach a broader audience, you want feedback that is representative of that audience. That’s where people like TAU come in.

It might well be that TAU could stand to work on his tact. Again, I can’t speak to that point, but the widespread resentment--there is no other word for it--shown on this thread suggests that it may be a legitimate grievance. People seem to have made their peace for now, but the underlying problem (if problem it is) still needs to be resolved. It will be resolved, or not, by ongoing conduct.

As for TAU mainly talking to Sprink, we all have specific users with whom we spend most of our cybertime. In my case, it seems to be mainly Gigi and Spenny--not because I’m shunning anyone, but because my time is currently limited and my conversations with these two have just happened to touch upon particularly engaging topics, so there’s been a lot of back-and-forth. As for how TAU treats various people in his correspondence, I’m not qualified to comment.