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Skriven 2007-08-02 22:15:46 av Amy Guskin (3100.babylon5)
     Kommentar till en text av rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Ärende: Re: Reports from Comic-Con
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>> On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:42:53 -0400, Charlie Edmondson wrote
(in article <46b241c4@news.cadence.com>):

> JanMSchroeder wrote:
> 
>> On Aug 2, 12:19 pm, Charlie Edmondson <edmond...@ieee.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Amy Guskin wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 20:08:08 -0400, Jan wrote
>>> 
>>>> (in article <f8r79801...@drn.newsguy.com>):
>>> 
>>>>> In article <0001HW.C2D63A2F01721915F0182...@news.verizon.net>, Amy Guskin
>>>>> says...
>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:17:14 -0400, JanMSchroeder wrote
>>> 
>>>>>> (in article <1185985034.440487.36...@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):
>>> 
>>>>>>> Yesterday I was accused of not understanding the feelings of the
>>>>>>> people who didn't/couldn't get the mini-comic yesterday because I
>>>>>>> already had it.  So as an experiment last night, I wrote up a fairly
>>>>>>> detailed description/synopsis and offered it on a site where the
>>>>>>> discussion of 'must get the comic' has been as spirited as it has been
>>>>>>> here.  I posted that I'd send it to anybody who PM'ed me over there.
>>>>>>> So far exactly two people have taken me up on it leading me to
>>>>>>> conclude that this is about getting stuff and feeling appreciated by
>>>>>>> WB, not about the tribute at all.<<
>>> 
>>>>>> No offense, Jan, but reading something you wrote isn't the same as 
>>>>>> reading
>>>>>> something JMS wrote.
>>> 
>>>>> Never said it was, Amy. You ignore my point. I sure heard plenty of
>>> 
>>>> complaints
>>> 
>>>>> about wanting to know what was in the comic right up until I posted that
>>>>> offer.
>>>>> What they *actually* wanted was to get the comic, which I understand
>>>>> completely
>>>>> and sympathize with.  What they *said*...repeatedly...was that they were
>>>>> missing
>>>>> part of the story (they weren't, of courst) which I made available so 
>>>>> they'd
>>>>> at
>>>>> least know if not see for themselves.  The lack of acceptance of my offer
>>>>> simply
>>>>> illustrates what they really wanted: A) the comic and B) to bitch about 
>>>>> WB
>>> 
>>>> but
>>> 
>>>>> *not* to know what was in the comic. <<
>>> 
>>>> But nobody _here_ complained about "missing part of the story."  I 
>>>> appreciate
>>>> the fact that you're having this conversation in several places and are
>>>> exasperated by it, but please don't punish us for what other people 
>>>> elsewhere
>>>> are saying.
>>> 
>>>> And yes, people _do_ want to get the comic, which was exactly my point in
>>>> saying that reading _your_ words wasn't the same as reading _JMS's_ 
>>>> words.  
>>>> Because people want to experience the 'how'; not just know the 'what.'
>>> 
>>>> Amy
>>> 
>>> And, last night when I went to get my copy at BB, I GOT A SECOND COPY OF
>>> THE COMIC!!!!!  8-)
>>> 
>>> Just had to rub it in.  But, it isn't my 'signed by Doug, Bruce, Terry
>>> and Joe' copy, which goes in the vault... ;-)
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Psst...Charlie...don't you mean 'signed by Doug, Bruce, *Tracy*, Joe
>> and Samm' copy? ;-)
>> 
>> Jan
>> 
>> 
> Sorry, Jan, you are right, but I think I missed Samm!  She was too busy 
> laughing about getting Snow White signed... 8-) <<

Jan was correcting your calling Tracy "Terry."

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