Pottermore leak

[karentheunicorn.livejournal.com]

Pottermore, if the yahoo info below is true apparently it's a online game...why am I not surprised - IF it is a game, who wants to take a wild guess they want us to pay to play it.

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/792-report-j-k-rowling-to-unveil-harry-potter-online-game

Comments

[night-axe.livejournal.com]

First of all there's the basic reluctance in many people to admit to a mistake

Some of them may not even know they're mistaken. I've run into a few who liked DH and honestly thought it was good, not having the experience to know why it was bad. If someone points out DH sucked they're likely to take it personally, as saying they must be stupid or have bad taste.

In addition, many people get hostile when they feel someone's harshing their squee. This is a cross-fandom phenomenon. "Why do you even watch the show if you hate it so much? Why would anyone waste energy critiquing stuff they dislike instead of writing about stuff they enjoy?" The idea that some of us enjoy critique, and that this is a valid form of engaging with the source, hasn't sunk in.

[madderbrad.livejournal.com]

It's the "taking it personally" thing which is one of the facets of this that I find so interesting. I understand it, of course; I feel the same if I've been happy with something and have attached my name/support to it and then someone comes along and shows that I'm in error. It's embarrassing.

But, for me, the (objective) truth means more than trying to prop up something that I now know is flawed. I have no respect for those who'll do everything and anything they can - run away, hurl insults, etc - to avoid simply saying "oh, yeah, I got that wrong". Ego versus sense of truth I guess.

I believe one sign of maturity is the ability to admit to an error, to concede defeat, to say "yes, I was wrong, and you're right". A lot of (adult) fans just can't do that.

The idea that some of us enjoy critique, and that this is a valid form of engaging with the source, hasn't sunk in.

For many of us it's the only way we can get our money's worth from our HP books. :-)

[charlottehywd.livejournal.com]

The idea that some of us enjoy critique, and that this is a valid form of engaging with the source, hasn't sunk in.

I might be weird, but I personally find it almost as enjoyable to pick apart a bad book in the hopes of learning from the author's mistakes as to read a really good book instead. Both are useful and often fun experiences, just in a different way.