The distinction between Whedon and Dean, which I agree is absolutely crucial, gets painted over among the vitriol.
Good point. I think when some of her readers found out that this allegedly witty dialogue (sorry, not a Buffy fan) that they'd been praising CC for was not hers, they felt betrayed -- perhaps because there's more emotional proximity within fandom. If I don't recognize an Eliot allusion and then later find out that something I thought was his was actually someone else's, I don't feel much of anything except dumb because I don't have anything invested in Eliot's "honesty."
I know I'm going rather far afield, but from a descriptive perspective, it's interesting to note how people's plagiarism radar changes in different contexts.
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Good point. I think when some of her readers found out that this allegedly witty dialogue (sorry, not a Buffy fan) that they'd been praising CC for was not hers, they felt betrayed -- perhaps because there's more emotional proximity within fandom. If I don't recognize an Eliot allusion and then later find out that something I thought was his was actually someone else's, I don't feel much of anything except dumb because I don't have anything invested in Eliot's "honesty."
I know I'm going rather far afield, but from a descriptive perspective, it's interesting to note how people's plagiarism radar changes in different contexts.