julia asked Shannon Messenger:

Hi Ms. Messenger! I have another question when you have time to answer it. ^_^ In your answer to my last question, you said that you can't click links to other people's writing. Just wanted to let you know that the link I sent you wasn't anyone's writing, it was a blog post (not my blog) that listed the team name of the winner of a kids writing challenge. :) Can you look at stuff like that? Thank you so much!

Shannon Messenger Ah, good to know that it wasn't a link to a writing sample. In general though, i tend not to click links. Going back to that complicated legal reason I mentioned in my last answer, since I never know what will be there until I get there (and then, if I go there, someone would technically have proof of my IP address visiting the site) it's just safer not to click anything readers try to direct me to, especially when it's something that says "writing contest." I'm probably especially paranoid, and some authors wouldn't be so hesitant. I guess I have too many friends who are lawyers and shared too many horror stories of things people can accuse you of and then sue you for.

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