<p>I just read this whole thread. Wow! I just wanted to add something…Classic Rocker Dad put it best! This is a human thing…full of flaws… much like the voting process and the chads in FL when voting for Bush eons ago…We can’t blame this on a mechanical error. This is kind of personal because it is a matter of opinion… So I do understand Cherry’s taking it personally
I will never forget when some obviously wet behind the ears Assistant Editor rejected a childrens book I had self published but had begun to submit to publishing companies…He had sent out a rejection letter with about 3 spelling errors in it! His reason for rejecting my book was the font was hard to read! Well, you are the publisher… change the font! Geesh! I have sold many copies of that book on my own and am confident that it is a good book but the outrage I felt for a few seconds (wanting to send the Editor a copy of the assistant Editor’s letter) makes me understand Cherry’s feelings here. I am using this story as kind of a metaphor to show how we ALL have felt insulted or slighted by something that can’t be explained in our own lives. All who replied on this thread can go back to a time that we feel human opinion played a flawed role somewhere in our past. Like a poster mentioned… life is unfair and we will learn it in future jobs, relationships, etc… I know that I watch my daughter (who is in an theater conservatory) audition for things where of course I think she is BEST and not get the part. The thing is I KNOW she will make it, I have no doubt that she is very good and will follow her dreams. Cherry, you have to just decide that human opinion is going to happen but you will make it in spite of all the rejections…it’s hard to move on when something seems unfair but I like your humor and understand your question and am glad this thread lasted this long so that I could see that you are just as human as all of us would be if it were us or our kid asking the same question. Good luck and may God bless you on your journey! Remember you are an empty book with pages just waiting to be written on! YOU can write your own story!</p>