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Originally Posted by frahse
Do you really not understand what you are asking/saying?
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Originally Posted by no.guru
It's nice to see you remaining on this thread and taking the heat. (By the way, thanks for the K.)
Let me rephrase what I asked here: How does it harm you as an author for another author to give away their works? |
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Originally Posted by no.guru
When I asked the first time ( post #463), I copied and pasted your text and added "How do" and "?" to make it a question. You didn't respond.
I reworded it ( post #484), and now you say my question isn't phrased correctly, and the answer is obvious and trivial.
Now I understand why you're only an occasional author. |
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Originally Posted by no.guru
He/she isn't interested in helping the thread or in honest and open debate,
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Actually I rethought my position, and came back to answer your question directly, but I see that you have crossed over the civility line and in fact have entered into the "all in a huff" stage.
Regardless, I will answer your question
("How does it harm you as an author for another author to give away their works?") by posing an example.
I set up my lemonade stand and post a small sign indicating a price of
"25 cents per cup". Mom told me that if I can sell 100 cups which the lemonade mix will make, then after the expense of the lemonade mix and cups, I will make 15 dollars and be able to purchase a nice birthday present for my dad.
Another stand goes up close by and at that stand someone more interested in a life's experience has a sign saying
"10 cents a cup."
Then a third stand goes up and someone with an eye toward fun, and beating the competition has a sign saying "
Free Lemonade."
Do you understand now?