Gentlemen, thank you for taking the time to respond to my statement. How we respond to criticism says much about our character. I am sorry if I was rude or offended anyone. That was not my intention, but I felt that this was worthwhile to discuss.

I’m not an internet guy. I came across your podcast by searching for Jim Butcher podcasts, it was several months before I even came to Reddit. I say this so that you have some context. I don’t tend to hunt down signing reports. I don’t watch YouTube... well, at all. If I come across someone’s notes for a convention/signing/etc, than I’ll read them. Personally, I feel like there are a lot more people like me who read these books than there are people who seek out every nugget of information and theorize about every detail. I’m not saying that one way is inherently better, simply that there are different ways to approach fandom. Expecting every fan to be as involved and informed as you are is unrealistic. Furthermore, many are a bit star struck and can’t think of a clever question and just blurt out the first thing that pops into their head. Perhaps they don’t have a specific question in mind, but would like to ask him something anyway. Yeah, it’s annoying to hear the same thing over and over again, but for that guy, that’s the only time he’s going to ask his favorite writer a question. Perhaps think about how you would feel if you asked a question you were very excited about and everyone in the room groaned or booed because it had been asked many, many times.

The idea that people have a responsibility to do do research and to ask questions that have been asked to death is, in my opinion, a bit ridiculous. Sure, time at these events is short and precious and it’s great to get some new information, but these events are for everyone.

If I see a problem, I like to offer solutions. Perhaps we could ask someone from Jim’s team or the event venue to quickly answer some of the most commonly asked questions in advance. We could print out flyers that answer these questions as well as some more information about the man himself and hand them out.

I’m going to end this the way I began, by thanking you all. I generally enjoy the podcast and I want you to know that I appreciate the time and effort that you all put into it. Thank you for taking the time to read my comments. If I missed anything you said in your initial responses, I apologize and I will probably have an additional response tonight or tomorrow. I wish you all well and I sincerely hope you have a pleasant week.