I know this is a big thing with you, Carol, but sometimes I get tired of the idea that if I want to compliment someone, I have to draw them aside and whisper it. Not everybody's the best or the most popular. We need to be able to deal with being -gasp- "left off the list." These boards are for discussion, after all. That includes people talking about the stories they love.
Let me put it this way...
Bad:
"Oh, don't read anything by writer X, all their stuff sucks bigtime"
Good:
"Oh, I love everything by writer Y, they've got such a great way with words."
Writer X has every right to be offended by the first one, and the admins here would squash that ASAP. That's over the line. If, however, Writer X doesn't like the second one, he or she should just suck it up and move on, not whine about it.
PJ
