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A.C. Cargill, Author's avatar

You just saved me from a HUGE mistake. I was going to include SOTB in my weekly Connecting Readers/Writers post, since he said I would be "gatekeeping" if I didn't (hey, it's MY 'Stack, so I can include or not what I want). That steamed me enough, but seeing the Note and his language in replying to Scoot really sealed the deal. I have now blocked him. As for writers getting paid, that is their decision. Some don't mind putting free stuff out there. Others want to be paid. Either way, we gotta keep it classy.

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Xavier Macfarlane's avatar

To point out the positive side of all this (I was the one who made the whole 2% drawing before getting blocked), the amount of communal support that rose to the occasion around this has been incredible.

After I was blocked for my comment, (which in hindsight I definitely should have written with a softer tone—I admit I let my annoyance at the gall of it all get the better of me), I had multiple people reach out with a DM to offer support.

This is a good community, folks. You all make it what it is, and I’m glad to be a part of it.

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