But if they want to throw their work on the flames while Savonarola cheers, that's their right, and should be respected. Just like it's Anne Rice's right to insist that nobody write fic for her, and her wishes should also be respected and she's not experiencing delusions of authorial goddesshood at all. And it's Stephen Joyce's right to exercise complete control over the Joyce literary estate, and he's doing nothing improper or wrong.

All opinions that have been expressed on the thread, and by the lights of those who while-heartedly believe the above, I am acting entitled.

I'm hoping the rude people are responding to ewhat they think was the confrontational tone of the original post (typed while I was doing the equivalent of throwing a temper-tantrum over the mass deletions from the Wayback machine), and wouldn't be that bitchy at someone who expressed their opinions in the proper diffident and self-effacing manner. I've gone back and toned down the post a bit (though not changed any of the opinions expressed therein).