I can say that the reports that have reached me concern both meat-life and online interactions. Beyond that, I am not at liberty to discuss details.
I doubt that anyone is addressing her as "Elizabeth" sarcasticly. Rather, I think they are regarding "Elizabeth Bear" as her chosen name by virtue of her publishing under it.
I haven't called and talked with her about it for three reasons. First, I don't have her phone number, and so would have to e-mail. Second, when someone writes a post with comments disabled and threatens to ban people from their journal if they comment on the post elsewhere in the journal; my take-away is not that they would welcome an e-mail or phone call to discuss it.
[1]Which appropraitely casts the degree of intimacy in the interaction -- I'd call her an acquaintance I view favorably rather than a friends life.[2]
[2] And I'd call LJ's choice of terms for it's journal tracking method unfortunate.
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Date: 2009-03-07 04:50 pm (UTC)I doubt that anyone is addressing her as "Elizabeth" sarcasticly. Rather, I think they are regarding "Elizabeth Bear" as her chosen name by virtue of her publishing under it.
I haven't called and talked with her about it for three reasons. First, I don't have her phone number, and so would have to e-mail. Second, when someone writes a post with comments disabled and threatens to ban people from their journal if they comment on the post elsewhere in the journal; my take-away is not that they would welcome an e-mail or phone call to discuss it.
[1]Which appropraitely casts the degree of intimacy in the interaction -- I'd call her an acquaintance I view favorably rather than a friends life.[2]
[2] And I'd call LJ's choice of terms for it's journal tracking method unfortunate.