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nhaines t1_iqv3h6n wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in IamA recently published romance sci-fi author, about a story involving romantic couples and a mysterious disease. AMA! by [deleted]

> He’s not giving advice to a random person not asking for it.

That's exactly what I did. I didn't have a question for him.

When I wrote my comment, the AMA post was at 0 karma, he'd gotten like 3 replies after 4 hours, and he had already gone to bed. I thought the thread was going to disappear forever or I'd have maybe PMed him. But that seemed a little too direct. It wasn't an attack.

I don't know if he was receptive to it or if he was raging in private (or both, lol). Or even if he plans to ignore it all. None of that's my business. "Thank you for your feedback" was a super professional response, and it impressed me.

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[deleted] OP t1_ir1mpb9 wrote

So it’s not like at the gym where random people go up to each other and give advice. There’s a comment section for a reason. It seems like quite a few people shared your opinion anyway and you shouldn’t feel bad about it. I was only trying to show appreciation for someone leaving feedback that could help improve OP’s future projects.

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nhaines t1_ir35yl0 wrote

And I appreciate it!

I'm just saying that "AMAs aren't the place for critical feedback" is also a valid take.

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