To give you the background to my rant, I set up some Facebook groups to discuss topics I found interesting and to let fellow authors promote there work.
When I started to get new friends, I would automatically add them to the group in case they were interested.
Now, bare in mind I took no offence to people wanting to leave the group, I received three messages from individuals who found it rude and against Facebook etiquette to automatically add them without their permission.
I must admit I did find this insulting as my reasons for adding them was purely positive and to have it thrown back in my face by writing such silly comments on the pages, was immature when it only takes a few seconds to remove yourself from a group and it takes longer to write such a negative response.
Needless to say I did write a 'lovely' response and removed them for the group but is it so difficult to believe that a fellow writer is trying to do you a favour? Or have you had so many bad experiences in the literary world that you are cynical of everyone in it?
Well, if someone wanted to add me to a group, the only reason I would leave would be if:
- The group had no relevance to myself,
- The admin were just bombarding me with their work and;
- If I was getting negative comments
Otherwise I would be grateful to meet fellow authors and see their work as it could help me with my own projects.
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