New Rule: No Snobbery
One of the great joys of Austen is how adaptable her work is over time, and Austenites are a wonderfully diverse group, with different favorites, different entry points, and different reasons for loving her work.
No one should feel unwelcome or judged for what they enjoy.
Critiques of adaptations are welcome, but please frame them as personal perspectives (“I felt this fell flat” rather than “this is objectively terrible”) Remember no adaptation is a perfect recreation of the source material- and we don’t expect it to be.
Unsolicited grammar corrections are also a form of snobbery we’d like to leave at the door. If a fellow Austenites meaning is clear, engage with what they’re saying, or simply scroll along.
Be graceful, be curious, and remember we’re all here for the love of Austen.