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== The page on my work has all of these ideas that aren't correct at all.==
 
Keep in mind the concept of [[Death of the Author]]. Sometimes, people may see things in your work that you yourself do not. This is okay. It means that your work has captured someone else's imagination in such a way that they came to different conclusionconclusions than you did -- that your words are somehow alive.
 
Feel free to offer alternate opinions, which you can even note as [[Word of God]]. If something is factually and demonstrably wrong though --, please fix it or let us know. We don't want to be spreading lies about you or your book.
 
== Your pages aren't written in a neutral point of view.==
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Most likely. We don't want to get rid of everyone's opinions, but we can present multiple points of view.
 
We like to think about All The Tropes as being a place for creators and fans to talk about literature and entertaimententertainment. This means that you, as the creator, are invited to join the discussion as well. It also means that we like entries that support our favorite creative works. Moreover, it means that we have to deal with all of the quirks of [[Fandom]].
 
Sometimes, fans can form a [[hatedom]], which is really just a love-hate relationship with your work. No one has watched the widely-reviled ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special|Star Wars Christmas Special]]'' without being a huge fan of ''[[Star Wars]]''. Don't take it personally. [[GIFT|There are lots of jerks on the internet.]]
 
Feel free to edit the page, or ask us to do so. If you do edit, try not to squelch other people's opinions; instead, ''add'' your own points of view to make the page to represent multiple points of view. And remember, [[Tropes Are Not Bad]] -- they're simply the tools of the trade for writers.
 
But yeah, personal attacks, those need to be deleted. Hate the game, not the playa.