" as long as there are readers out there ready to debate everything, more writers will keep writing." What an interesting concept, and I guess I'm proof it has an affect. I'm here because I try to read my first story by a writer who responds to one of mine, and I haven't met them yet. Your comment didn't agree with my story - though you did it very courteously. I respect that, so I followed you and came to see who you are, and coincidentally, this is the story I chose to read. I can agree with the points you made. I'm just too thin skinned for controversy. I stopped reading comments for months after one bad one. And I recently had another one that made me pull back. I'm not built for controversy. Thank you for this great article :-)