What if a critique is wrong?
If the critiquer has misunderstood your intent, or has a question about something in your submission, you may choose to email them privately to clarify or answer. If the question was one most of the list might be interested in, you may choose to answer it on the list, by replying to the CRIT (change the Re: CRIT to MISC) or starting a new MISC message. Please don’t defend what you’ve written to the list. It’s likely only one person’s viewpoint and not the entire list’s. Flame wars (email arguments) can start in just this way, and such a war will not be tolerated on The Desk Drawer. If a critiquer has totally missed your point, thank them privately for the critique and delete it.
