thread: 2012-03-03 : Ben Lehman: Caveat Scriba: Margret Weis Productions
On 2012-03-04, Paul wrote:
Vincent, the "prove him wrong" demand is nonsensical. Not only is the burden on the guy making the claim, all he needs is one difference of opinion and the door is open for speculation. A dispute about payment is not always just a check in the "unethical" column for the paying party.
The point is that if you're going to smear the name of a whole company and ask that its products be boycotted, if you don't back it up, you're being irresponsible, and, surprise, unethical.
Ben could be completely right. I don't know. But, right now, I _cannot_ know. The suggestion of, "Oh, well, if you do your research, it'll all become clear," is a riddle, not a legitimate criticism. And if you or Ben want it to be treated like a legitimate criticism, then stop playing games and be straight. And if Ben has promised anonymity and has nothing substantive to say otherwise, unfortunately, the ol' can of worms has been opened. Either he asks the anonymous to come forward or he accepts the backlash, whether he's right about mistreatment of freelancers or not.
