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#21 Guest_Oyster Girl_*

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Posted 27 August 2001 - 05:32 PM

> I don't think we should limit ourselves to a particular kind of critique.

> Rather, we should say that both serious and not-so-serious comments are

> more than welcome. Both to encourage the writer and to help to improve the

> story. Note that there is no contradiction here.

*shaking head* Not what I'm saying.

There's a lot of insecurity about critiquing, and it doesn't always help when one of our experienced folk finds the time to do a full-blown job. We need to emphasize that just because you can't write a critical analysis on "Infernal Inversion and Christian Conversion in Dante's Commedia" does not mean that you can't give constructive feedback.

So, if the sort of thing I mentioned is all someone feels comfortable doing, that's plenty. And most of us will appreciate it.

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#22 Guest_Dwagon_*

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Posted 27 August 2001 - 06:58 PM

> So, if the sort of thing I mentioned is all someone feels comfortable

> doing, that's plenty. And most of us will appreciate it.

i think it's a good idea, myself...just a little thing saying a critique can be as short or as long as you like, and that either way you will make the author *very* happy:)...responses are always good, and i personally don't care how long they are, as i know from experience that when i press respond i don't have the time to go through and highlight each and every part i liked, so i just do a generic comment...perhaps these guidelines could be put at the top, so newbie's/lurkers/whoever don't fell obligated to write amazingly indepth commentaries...and i'm waffling here, so i'll shut up now:)

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#23 Leo

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Posted 27 August 2001 - 07:25 PM

> Different cultures, Leo. I'm very aware that what I would consider an

> actionable insult is normal conversation to people three states over. So I

> play a lot of "consider the source."

> I'm not going to gripe about an isolated incident. The gods know I have my

> own Jaheira days. By the time it's a recognizable pattern, I'm ready to

> spit nails.

> And I'm not going to ask, publicly, "Did you see so-and-so's post?

> I'm seeing red right now, and I need some perspective." Taking things

> offline to try to keep my sometimes Anomen-like temper in check is a

> courtesy to the board.

Yes, it is better if you realize there might have even been nothing wrong intended, or that it is not worth noting. However, when it is, harboring a grudge and letting it fester slowly is not the best option.

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#24 Guest_Oyster Girl_*

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Posted 27 August 2001 - 07:43 PM

> Yes, it is better if you realize there might have even been nothing wrong

> intended, or that it is not worth noting. However, when it is, harboring a

> grudge and letting it fester slowly is not the best option.

*nods* In this case, though, there was little to be done, and I think some hope that it had blown over.

When you can't fight back with the facts, what good is calling in Teacher going to do?

Because that's exactly what this is. It's a game that's been played on the schoolgrounds around me for my entire life. Things would have just become a little less blatant.

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#25 Leo

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Posted 27 August 2001 - 07:47 PM

> *nods* In this case, though, there was little to be done, and I think some

> hope that it had blown over.

> When you can't fight back with the facts, what good is calling in Teacher

> going to do?

Someone to listen to both sides. How do you know otherwise if you're not reading into a second thought that is just not there?

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