Do not antagonize the fic commenter ...

[sinderella81]

So, I wrote a couple of drabbles a while ago in the Suits fandom over on Tumblr about Harvey being disbarred, and a while ago decided to post them as a small ficlet on AO3 ... it's here if you're curious:  http://archiveofourown.org/works/950372

So, this morning I wake up to find this comment on the fic:

"Two things, one its debarred and two Mike is a lawyer because he passed the bar exam, the lie is about him going to Harvard's law school. Good fic though"

Now, first of all I know for a fact that the correct term is 'disbarred' being as I work in a lawfirm.  Debarred is a word, yes, but disbarred is particular to the practice of law.  Second of all, Mike isn't technically a lawyer - just passing the bar does not make someone a lawyer (I know, I did research for a fic for it).  In fact, if I remember correctly just recently they hacked into the State Bar website to put Mike in there.  So no, he's not an attorney just because he passed the bar.  While yes, he did not go to Harvard and does not have a juris doctorate, the big part of the lie is that he's NOT ACTUALLY AN ATTORNEY.  Again, just because you pass the Bar does not mean you're an attorney - there are other things that need to be done before you can actually be called a lawyer.

I just had to bite back the urge to rant at this person.  So I decided I would just rant it out here.

Comments

[rose-malmaison.livejournal.com]

Um...I'd suggest ranting! Hell, girl, go tell which end Is up!

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

I just don't want to be that person, you know? *shrug*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

And that, boys and girls, is why you should always check your facts before flaunting your ignorance. ;D

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

Right? I know that I'm correct - I just don't want to be that person to antagonize them, you know?

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! We can go on knowing that we're morally superior--better than that, we're not getting involved in some crapola the other person is obviously hoping to start.

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

LOL Yeah ... I'm so tempted to just ask them where they got their research ... but I really shouldn't. LOL

[tasabian.livejournal.com]

Another friend who writes Suits fic gets persnickety comments like that - maybe from the same person? Anyway, you're completely entitled to reply "Er, I WORK in a law firm. You?"

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

LOL I think I am too, but I don't wanna be that person ...even though the commenter is clearly wrong LOL

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

I think you should correct this person. Be super sweet about it - but do it in a way that if they have half a brain they will know you're calling them an idiot in a polite way. ;-)

Honestly some people get their panties in a twist about the most ridiculous things in fic. I once had someone rant to me that Molly Weasley made the wrong kind of tea in a fic I wrote. O___o

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

At this point, I wouldn't be super swet LOL

And some people are so nitpicky! It's crazy, like ... it's just fic

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I get that. I mean super sweet in a way that clearly says she's a fuckhead. ;-) Like when people in the South say, 'Oh bless your heart!" you know what what they're really saying is, "aren't you an idiot?" ;-)

And some people are so nitpicky! It's crazy, like ... it's just fic

Exactly! Some people have to nitpick the most ridiculous things ... and then they read 50 Shades and call it 'brilliant' - go figure.

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

I mean ... it's just nuts. I'm still trying to find a way to say it nicely, but ... I can't.

[sinfulslasher]

Honestly? You're a better person than I am. I would totally rant at that person.

Uh, I mean, educate them.

Yeah. That's it. *cough*

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm so tempted to just rip into them but ... *sigh* ... I just can't find a way to do it without sounding an epic bitch

[altyronsmaker.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Nope, I'd school the offender. what a jerkface.

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

Right? Like ... it's so frustrating when someone just doesn't research before they comment ...

[hawk-soaring.livejournal.com]

Yeah, me? I'd have ranted back at the person. *Sigh*

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

LOL I'm still tempted to rant at them but ...