You're not talking about what I think you're talking about, are you? If in fact you are, I think the situation would just explode SO BAD if you like, sent this. XD
There are a good dozen different badfic authors who need this, and in every case situations would get explosive. I'm not sending it to anyone. Just ranting it here.
I keep meaning to write my "Guide to Reviewing Like a Gentleman/Lady". Simply becase I think one of THE most valuable lessons I ever learned was in my 4th year of University when a professor told those of us who wanted to continue with our education and do University-level student teaching that before we ever MARKED any student's paper, we should dig up a first year paper of our own.
It is ASTOUNDING reading what I used to consider an academic paper, and what I currently write.
I always am in defense of treating a writer as your equal, as I've had the lesson. But that self-same lesson goes both ways.
If you write that guide, I'd like to see it. I'll admit right now I hardly ever review because they always take it personally and/or I feel like an asshole afterwards.
If I ever do, there will be a giant adendum at the end that reads: "And if you were polite about your concrit and they still whine, it's NOT YOUR FAULT
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See, when concrit is thrown right back at me like that, it's generally depressing, because it shows that the author is not only a pretentions fanbrat, but one that is so stuck in their wangsting immaturity that they're willing to make no improvements.
Also, I think the "I passed middle school english" is a poor excuse for claiming to be a good writer. I've seen many an example of not-good writing throughout high school, and yes, even college. Just because you passed didn't mean you were good / paid attention.
I'm sorry you had to deal with this, and if you want, I have an FFN account that I would be willing to convey your complaints through. Just point me in the right direction.
Just because you passed didn't mean you were good / paid attention.
Still, like I said, it's not that hard to run a spellchecker and fix the most glaring problems, nor is it at all difficult to, you know... look it up in a dictionary? It's not that the writing is bad so much as it is ILLEGIBLE due to poor spelling/grammar, when I know the author should be able to spell/punctuate correctly. I'm not asking for Shakespeare here, I'm asking for clear, understandable writing.
I doubt that person's through college if they never learned to take a critical smack in the face. :\ And a monkey with a hernia could pass middle school English. You have to try to fail it.
Chicks with dicks =/= boys. But, sadly, popular. And also sadly, what a friend of mine writes, too... *sigh* At least her writing structure itself is good.
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I keep meaning to write my "Guide to Reviewing Like a Gentleman/Lady". Simply becase I think one of THE most valuable lessons I ever learned was in my 4th year of University when a professor told those of us who wanted to continue with our education and do University-level student teaching that before we ever MARKED any student's paper, we should dig up a first year paper of our own.
It is ASTOUNDING reading what I used to consider an academic paper, and what I currently write.
I always am in defense of treating a writer as your equal, as I've had the lesson. But that self-same lesson goes both ways.
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See, when concrit is thrown right back at me like that, it's generally depressing, because it shows that the author is not only a pretentions fanbrat, but one that is so stuck in their wangsting immaturity that they're willing to make no improvements.
Also, I think the "I passed middle school english" is a poor excuse for claiming to be a good writer. I've seen many an example of not-good writing throughout high school, and yes, even college. Just because you passed didn't mean you were good / paid attention.
I'm sorry you had to deal with this, and if you want, I have an FFN account that I would be willing to convey your complaints through. Just point me in the right direction.
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Still, like I said, it's not that hard to run a spellchecker and fix the most glaring problems, nor is it at all difficult to, you know... look it up in a dictionary? It's not that the writing is bad so much as it is ILLEGIBLE due to poor spelling/grammar, when I know the author should be able to spell/punctuate correctly. I'm not asking for Shakespeare here, I'm asking for clear, understandable writing.
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Chicks with dicks =/= boys. But, sadly, popular. And also sadly, what a friend of mine writes, too... *sigh* At least her writing structure itself is good.
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This was much needed. I'll use this to argue against the next fanbrat which puts me in that situation. :)
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