An apology · 10:57pm May 1st, 2013
I recently made a post about bad advice, in which I ungraciously called out suggestions some readers had made as bad advice.
In the first place, I don't know that it was bad advice. As Echo Four pointed out, all I really know is that the story as a whole didn't work as well after I tried to implement that advice. There might be a trade-off between their advice and the story's overall dramatic structure. I'm still going to rewrite the story to be more like it originally was, because I don't know how to make their advice work. But that doesn't mean it was bad.
In the second place, I like it when readers take the time to think about my stories and explain what they don't like about it, and it was stupid of me to discourage that by very publicly saying it was "bad advice". I've rewritten that part of the blog post to be more careful to say only what I'm justified in saying.
(This is a purely selfish act on my part, to get more feedback. So don't accuse me of being civil. 
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EqD pre-readers are still fair game, because they're anonymous and because they're The Man.
You are civil!
And actually really rather nice!
And--and--a decent person, too!
Yeah!
You got a problem with me sayin' that? Huh? You--you--good person, you?
That's right! Stick-it to The Man...
Just a thought though... aren't you also, 'The Man' being the leader of the Evil League of Evil?
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Pfff. He's The Horse. Completely different.
With all due respect (and fear for my life), there is such a thing as Bad Advice.
Yeah, the ice is thick enough to walk on.
You should really consider wearing a speedo, Grandpa.
No, your previous conviction for embezzlement shouldn't keep you from running for Congress.
Why not get your pork chop rare? They taste better that way.
1047616 Downvoted.
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EQD prereaders are always fair game. Until I am actually impressed with the EQD story pickings on the whole, and I get in, I'm always going to have a special bit if bile for them.
Make the Bad Horse gleeful, or he'll make you his mare.
Ha! You are being CIV-
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1047616
You beat me to it!
As one of the readers who was kind of stung by the "bad advice" blog post, I actually appreciate this apology. Thanks, Bad Horse.