Discussing: Thank you
Thank you
Lyllyn
Message: 10182
20 May 03 10:54 AM
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20 May 03 10:54 AM
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I've been asking permission to credit; do people find that silly, or would they be offended to have their name mentioned if not asked?
Do you credit everyone who helps in a forum? My example: "My thanks to v, w, x, y, and z for their help on widgets" or "thanks to everyone who gave help on the widget forum?"
Lyllyn
Re: Thank you
)Do you credit everyone who helps in a forum?
Off the cuff, it depends on just how many people you're talking about. If you list a dozen people or more, that seems excessive (unless you're writing a multi-volume epic novel), and if it was all on a single forum, naming the forum discussion makes sense. If it's just a handful, then individual names are nice. If you're not sure you can remember everyone's name, make it general, or someone might think "gee, why'd she name everyone but me?"!
Cel
Re: Thank you
If you participate in a forum like HASA or HA, then you expect and probably joined explicitly to give a certain amount of input on people's stories. Because there's an implicit volunteering by just joining the list, I wouldn't think you'd need to thank those people, though if a certain group has really helped you out more than most, a general thank-you to the broup would be nice.
And when I thank people for helping me (such as when someone at HA [don't have the name off-hand] helped me with Quenya translations) I will say "Thanks, and I'll be mentioning you in my fic". It gives them the opportunity to ask that youdon't. But I don't think that's requried.
