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Originally Posted by Ursa major  Commonmind,
Risk is a combination of likelihood and consequence. That's why we insure our houses: not because we believe our house will, for instance, burn down during the term of the policy, but because of the loss we would sustain if it did.
If the consequences of your work being posted somewhere public are very bad, why would you risk it? If there are no adverse consequences, then you could happily send your "baby" to whoever asks for it, within reason. |
A good point. However, there are far more instances of houses being damaged through fire, weather events and theft than there are examples of individuals stealing manuscripts for personal gain - or, as you stated, to debase or humiliate the author of the work (though I'm not sure how anyone would go about the latter).
Again, the odds are slim, and that was
my point.