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Post by aquarius on Jul 5, 2007 13:08:53 GMT
Yeah, I was able to glean from reading the posts that this was being used for the round robin type stories, but I didn't see anything in the thread's origin limiting it to that so I wasn't sure. I just don't want to accidentally break any rules.
Lots of places are funny about concrit--some only want you to do it via private message, some are okay with public concrit since the story was posted for public consumption, and other places still don't want you commenting at all if you have anything to say other than "Loved it!"
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Post by DreamDangerously on Jul 5, 2007 20:02:50 GMT
personally I don't see the point in writing in a public forum if all you want is people to give you accolades....you can't improve as a writer if you only find out what went well but don't address what could be improved.
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Post by aquarius on Jul 6, 2007 12:59:03 GMT
That's what I think, too.
There's a rather large board in my main fandom where they pretty much frown on anything that isn't "loved it!" They say that if you feel compelled to make suggestions or say something "negative" then you should do it via PM, but to be honest you can feel the tacit disapproval of even that from management. They claim it's because they don't want to discourage anyone and criticism risks hurting their feelings, especially beginners. Personally, though, I think it's laziness on the part of the moderators; they don't want to have to be put in position to have to explain to Member A that maybe she's being a little overly sensitive to what was said and that they found nothing inflamatory about her critic's post, or to Member B that while she had a valid point about what she read, there were certainly nicer ways to say it. Basically they're avoiding conflict because they don't want to have to manage it if it arises.
Personally, I'm all for encouraging people and trying to build their confidence, especially beginners. That said, though, I feel it's even meaner to let people think they're doing a great job when in fact their work is so badly punctuated that you can't follow the action or tell who's talking, or they've left a plot hole so big you can drive a semi through it, or whatever the issue is. The truth of the matter is, no matter how good any writer is, there's always room for improvement. As I tell the members of my own forum, growth is never comfortable.
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