Whelp, Apparently sleeping dogs won’t lie. I am now forced to openly address the situation that I posted about a few days ago. The reason for this is a man that is at least twenty years my senior has to act like a petulant child, lie, and then publically blast my name across the community in order to make it seem like he’s in the right. So, as promised to all of you who follow my writing and career, I must now clarify that I am the person you started supporting in the last couple of years. I will begin by giving you the link to the aforementioned, slanderous post which is now publically on display for the world to see, despite the fact it was removed from Facebook twice already. In an effort to underhandedly demand an apology he is in no way deserving of, Mr. William Lee has circumvented the policy by writing about it in another forum and spreading the link on Facebook: https://williamxlee.wordpress/…/the-truth-shall-set-yo…/ So, Now that we’ve established the who and what he has done, allow me to clarify a few points. As noted in the above statement where he is all but demanding an apology, Mr. Lee states I sent ‘e-mails’ that were excessively crude. There were not e-mails, but one Facebook message that was sent when his ‘producer’ took to insulting me on a public post and then asked that I message him with details. The following is a word for word quote from that message: “Jenny Wallace, Raz ( Or Jesse Gilbert ) , Shana. And Im sorry, as small as this community is, Mr. Lee has been making a name for himself in screwing over the people that work with him. No I havent worked with him. Im an author who works in other circles of the Indie community and is a host on a podcast which has featured people Mr. Lee has worked with. You may also tell Mr. Lee, I knew he wasnt in violation of copyright law, and said as much, I did however, say it was bad form to do what he has done with putting a slasher type Mime character in his movie when he was AWARE there was another production being released. Much like you, Im concerned with the Indie community being patent and working together, but from all I have been told by people we have interviewed and the things taking place on his movie right now in conjunction with his unprofessional rants, I sincerely doubt hes a person we want to promote in our community. Considering the fact I did use my author profile to advertise and endorse AoC, only to hear and see the things happening in the last ten months that have happened, I have to be careful who and what I continue to endorse, and I am sorry but Mr. Lee is not one of them. As far as the names of all the others, you would have to contact Raz. I do not know them all, I have met them on the podcast maybe once or twice. He has a better list for you to compile.” Now, I admit to use of the term, “screwing people over” but that is in no way as crude or demeaning as the things Mr. Lee has been spouting for the last week. I would also like to point out, I stated for a fact I had never worked personally with this man, I only knew of the reputation he was garnering for himself among the community in the last year. I reiterated that my concern, was the fact that as a member of the Indie Community I had actively promoted, endorsed, and pandered for his film Architect of Chaos only for to learn that he was in fact hurting our industry and its people more than helping it. I have a long standing record of supporting Indie authors, filmmakers, and musicians because we’re all artists that are coming from the same place. By that same token, if I learn someone is doing wrong by the others in the community that help them, I cease endorsing or helping said person. HO, ho, you say? But doesn’t that imply you were crude in the initial post? No. Again, Since Mr. Lee wants to nitpick about exact details and twist them to his own perverse interpretation, I am giving you the unedited posts so you can see for yourself what is seen as crude and worthy of Mr. Lee’s brazen social attack: “Mariah Lynde Heres my two cents, though I doubt anyone will really agree with it. Most of us that know Raz, know him through Indie work. Whether this is film, publishing, music, or whatever aspect of the community youre in, were all working to make it. Were looking for that one little break to cement ourselves in the niche of our industry. A majority of the time, you will find that we help one another out where we can. We help to nurture ideas or stories, influence the artists when they need it, support one another in all the ways necessary to create true art. Part of that support is having the common decency and respect it takes to NOT rip off others ideas, characters, or stories. In this case, Im going to be frank when I say, Mr. Lee is one of the few people I will no longer be trying to help. Its not just THIS incident that I am using as a reference for such an action. However, this incident is the last straw. I have never worked with him personally, but word travels in the Indie circles rather quickly. While this character will not be exactly like the one in The Mime the similarity is one that is bound to make waves and Mr. Lee is aware of it. This is on top of other incidents. This is a man working in the Indie industry that has made a HABIT out of degrading, robbing, and stealing from the people he works with. There is more than one actor he has screwed over in just the last year. Seriously, look at the credits for AoC, I bet you see several names missing that should be there. Bottom line, Raz is justified in his anger at Mr. Lee, and further more, at Mr.Lees attempts to yet again, fashion a character after something done by someone else. Whether or not you agree, I cant control, but this blatant use of such a character shows a lack of respect and bad form on Mr. Lees part. I only hope that soon enough there will be a lack of people being harmed by this mans selfish actions because he thinks more of himself then the community hes part of.” See, I’m even leaving in the typos. Go me…but, I want to make the truth glaringly clear to anyone that is having to deal with this whole mess. I think any member of the Indie community should know the lengths to which this man has gone to circumvent the real truth. As you can see, the above post was in reference to the initial announcement about the problem between Mr. Lee and my co-host, Raz. T Slasher (Yes, Mr. Lee, that is his stage name, much like authors have pen names. Sometimes, they are a wonderful way to immerse oneself in the world they are trying to make their way in. Snarky comments aside, the fact you felt the need to childishly attack it while trying to bring me to task proves your own level of maturity and lack of moral turpitude). As you can see from the above post, I spoke in a general term about the perception of the situation. I never said that Mr. Lee should be sued. I only pointed out I know what I had heard in interviews and conversations among others in the Indie community about working with this man. I also underlined what the Indie community SHOULD be as a whole, and what this type of action is perceived as among the Indie community and its patrons. Outright plagiarism or not, anyone who chooses to stand on another person’s working body of work is a show of disrespect, period. It’s also an action that comes from someone that we would not welcome in our circles. The only reference made to a direct action by Mr. Lee is the lack of names in the AoC credits. I did not realize it was crude to say that it was alright for someone to be upset when another person in their community decides to fashion a character even half way similar to someone’s current body of work. As Mr. Lee said, ‘The Truth will set you Free” and in this case, my saying that his actions were hurting others in his community were just that…truth. Look at where we now sit, I’m sitting here, blogging with an extremely long explanation for a situation that could have been handled if Mr. Lee had merely been exactly who he claims to be: Someone who respects other artists and knows better than to take part in games. Before he jumps back on his soapbox, I will share with you my other four posts from that same topic: “Mariah Lynde Hey Shana... And Yes, Im aware, but I felt like this needed to be said. While none of the other incidents are for public consumption I know of them which was why I alluded to the fact that this is only part of a pattern. Hope you are well.” “Mariah Lynde As asked, I have sent a message to Harlow Keith, However, that said, I want to clarify something. I did not say there was copyright infringement, I said it was bad form what has taken place. Especially now, when by his own statement Mr. Lee admitted to seeing promotionals and posters. He is right, there is nothing copyright worthy about that, but I wanted to make it clear, I spoke about our functioning as an indie community, and what something like this does. I also said I could not endorse such a person in said community. That is all.” “Mariah Lynde Considering Matts company is involved with The Mime and Matt does have it copyrighted, You should probably take that into consideration. Its part of the reason this is causing such a ruckus... Whatever else you might want to say, there is more than just Raz involved in this.. But the Indie Publishing company and people who work for it as well.” “Mariah Lynde That was uncalled for Harlow, Had you bothered to look up Mr. Feldman, you would have found out hes the owner of the Indie Publishing Company, Meztrailov Fantasy Games, which by the way is copyrighting The Mime and the publications concerning it. You would have also found out that in the Indie Community, he does reviews for known authors and games, as well as publishing authors himself. So yes, he does read. That said, pay close attention to what he said. Mr. Lees statement means little to an Indie company that finds themselves and one of its authors under attack. Mr. Feldman is doing what any publisher would do for its client and himself, protecting his interests.” Now, That we have gotten those out of the way, you can see for yourself there were no crude remarks. I did not call out childish names or labels, nor did I do anything more than debate the topic at hand. You should note, that Mr. Lee’s “Producer” had spent the times in between insulting us for the aforementioned director. The only other contact I had with this pair, was after Mr. Lee’s first statement was put up on Facebook to besmirch my name. It was to his Producer and said the following: “Considering the fact I never called Mr. Lee a crude name, nor did I say anything about him but instead addressed SITUATIONS, I suggest you correct him on his statement using my name, Thank you.” To those of you that have followed my Author Page, Podcast, and Blog: I am sorry you are having to see all of this. In an effort to make sure you are aware of just what is going on in our community and the accusations (Baseless though they are) being levelled against me, I am showing you the unvarnished truth. As I have openly addressed everything I have said on this matter in this post, it will be my last extensive explanation of the matter. I also apologize for promoting and bringing you into contact with the material of the very man who has made this event necessary. However, I will be closing with a short word to those others that have embroiled themselves in this mess. To Raz and the Others: I sincerely hope that you get the rewards due to you. I know how hard you have worked and how hard it must be to deal with this kind of public event. This is not something we want in our community and we all work hard to keep it that way. Unfortunately, we cannot always avoid them. Much love to you all. Finally, to Mr. Lee: You wanted to give your version of the truth and found a way to do so. However, the arena of words is my domain, sir. If you wanted to ring the bell, consider it done, but make no mistake, all of this being posted is exposing you as you truly are. No, there will be no apology from me. There will be no cow-towing to your little line. You may think that your snide remarks and insults to my intelligence and demeanor are clever, but I assure you that you have fallen far short of the mark. You are no martyr. You are no hero. I would know, I make a living writing about both. You wanted crude sir, but I won’t even give you the pleasure of that. What I will say, is you are not the innocent man that you are trying to portray to the world. So run on your wheel little mouse, I’m sure when this circulates you will have to considering the fact that it is now PUBLIC knowledge what exactly was in those messages. All of their unvarnished, typed glory is up for the world to see. So, to quote Kevin Spacey in the Ref, “Next year, I’m getting you a Cross for Christmas, so the next time you feel that your sacrifices aren’t appreciated you can crawl on up and nail yourself to it.” Okay, maybe it was paraphrasing, but I’m sure you get the point. Unlike you, I’m willing to throw myself onto the mercy of the public court of opinion with all I have said publically and in messages to you and your producer, I have nothing to hide. So, Mr. Lee, You’re right, there will be no apology. Especially considering I just eviscerated your enrapturing fable and proved it to be the tall tale it is. If you want to prove you’re the man you say you are, I’ll be expecting my apology within the week. Good Day, Mariah Lynde
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:58:38 +0000
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