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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
You guys know you have to follow twitter mobsters to ever actually be affected by a "twitter mob", right? There really is an off-switch for just about everything.
Should we condemn condemners of books without ever familiarizing ourselves with the reasons for their condemnation? Or should we simply tune out the noise?
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Fortunately it is true in most instances that we are unaffected. However, the problem with witch hunts, or in this case black witch hunts is that occasionally this type of hysterical campaign succeeds in preventing books from being published or having them withdrawn, which is a concern for us all.
I see little problem with condemning people who leave 1 star reviews condemning a book whilst taking pride in the fact that they have not read it. Anyone reading the article linked to in the OP and the original review is in fact quite well enough informed as to the reasons for the condemnation, such as they are.
Nevertheless, tuning out the noise has much to be said for it where possible. It seems that this particular campaign may well have failed or even backfired, though the jury is probably still out on this.