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[coraa]

Has anyone ever seen a situation where an author defended themselves in the face of a less-than-positive review, where it came out with the author looking better than if they'd refrained from involving themselves?

I've seen authors involve themselves in positive discussions without problem. And I've seen authors say neutral things like 'Thank you for your review' in response to negative responses without problem. But I can't think of a single example of a time when an author has attempted to defend themselves from, or refute, a negative review, where the author has not come out looking measurably worse.

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[paperclippy.livejournal.com]

Even worse is when authors jump in to defend their fellow authors against negative reviews.

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

GOD YES.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, yes. It looks/feels to me like throwing a poor reviewer to the wolves. But worse than that, it looks like the author thinks that they and the other authors are on the same "side," with readers being the "opposition," and that makes me cringe. I am a book-buying individual! I am not the enemy!