the fact you are just repeating yourself hasn't changed that you took it personally and are now attacking me for stating my opinion. Nor does my opinion prevent or inhibit others from making their own judgement on whether or not to click the link and read your guide. most people start at the top of the page and read the opening comment and determine right then and there whether or not to proceed, without reading the comments further down the page.
I did not tell others what not to do, I stated what I prefer to do.
It's not sophism when you alone read too much between imaginary lines. I was telling people to choose wisely their sources of advice, telling people that by picking the wrong sources they can cause themselves more harm than good. If you take offence at that, that is your problem not mine. Perhaps you have doubts to your own advice, who knows but you.
you find me rude because I will not compromise 100% on your terms alone? so be it. that still does not make me a sad contemptuous individual. You yourself admitted to posting a guide on the basis of a single "successful" story. perhaps refrain from adding titles to yourself that are self-professed.
If I really wanted to be rude, I could just make comparisons between you as a "good writer" to those I consider "great writers" who also happen to have joined SH. I won't because it does them a disservice to be dragged into this farce of a discussion.
Right. I am not certain you know what the term "sophism" means, going by this post. What I was referring to is the fact that you could offer such unsound advice as to refrain from even reading someone's advice because they are not a "great" writer. It sounds like pretty bad advice to me.
I was rather content to allow your comment from before to stand as is, just your opinion, because I knew bringing it up would turn into a farce, as you call it. It was when I realized that your advice was, in fact, rather bad that I had to point it out.
It is perfectly sound advice to pick your sources of information carefully. However, it becomes very VERY bad advice to say reject all sources of information without even looking because you will only listen to someone who is speaking from atop an unapproachable ivory tower. The proper advice would be to seek out informaiton from many sources and then view ALL of it skeptically, find what works, and then work from there. Yes, be judicious with what tips you choose to take to heart and what you don't, but don't just overlook things because you are looking down on the person saying it. Judge the information on its merit.
Also, I would like to ask you again. Have you viewed my work? ANY of it at all before judging me unworthy of you? That's the reason why I call your remarks contemptuous. Your attitude is really just bad, and I am sorry if being called out on it offends you. Sometimes people who just plain have a shitty attitude need to be called out on it, and contemptuous people in particular need to be taken down a peg. I am not certain if you were aware that was what you were doing, but now that it has been pointed out to you I would seriously suggest re-evaluating that attitude of yours.
Who knows? Maybe you will look at my work and find it doesn't stack up for you compared to some of the people you elevate. But still, automatically judging me as unworthy of even listening to and having to publicly announce this fact to everyone is nothing more than you just turning your nose up in the air in order to try and make yourself look good by putting someone else down.
EDIT: Also, I never "self proclaimed" myself to be a successful writer. Every time I have mentioned nothing but facts, such as the fact that I am rarely down to the second page of top viewed novels on SH these days and have even been on the top 10 a few times, and I did this with the second lowest chapter volume after "concealing abilities." (chapter volume being something that makes it a lot easier to get more daily views.) I did not just claim to be successful, I gave facts and measurements from which you can judge whether or not that qualifies as successful against your own yard stick.