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A note on Criticism.

Dec 21, 2009 21:20

For those of you that are thinking about posting your art and writing here in the S.I.B Community(And even for some of you that have), there are some things that you must keep in mind ( Read more... )

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banana_cave December 22 2009, 05:46:04 UTC

I am not a fan of the "compliment sandwich." If someone wants to tell me something, they should just tell me. I know it is very proper and polite to use that technique, but if I were to read the above comment, it would not matter that my visuals were enjoyed because of the second part of the sentence. I prefer the direct approach when giving or receiving criticism. I usually post an "aww" or "squee" and just skip what I don't like altogether, so it all works out in the end.

trojanphoenix December 22 2009, 11:36:18 UTC

Thankyou, I just wish more people had the stones to write concrit, any writer or artist worth their salt appreciates it muchly.

prisoner__24601 December 22 2009, 17:11:19 UTC

Me too. It's a bummer that more people don't. I think a lot of times it's because they're afraid of getting called mean or having someone flip out on them, and that's truly a shame, because in my experience for every one person who gets mad, there's one hundred that are just grateful that someone read their stuff and took the time to give them feedback.

elynne December 22 2009, 20:39:35 UTC

I don't have the vocabulary to explain what I'm trying to criticize, a lot of the time. I really need some classes in content editing or something. :P It's a lot easier to point out "That was some really effective dialogue!" than to figure out how to say "That dialogue didn't seem to work well, it was kind of stiff, but I'm not sure what you could do to make it better." *flail* For me, editing is much harder than writing.

master_of_mad December 22 2009, 12:17:49 UTC

I think it's also possible to make constructive criticism in a direct and not mean manner.
I'm used to that kind of criticism, so for me it's not a big deal. But I think your advice is a good one. =)

And I think the authors might not take it too personally, when it comes to criticism, even if it can be difficult. Because it's not about the personn but her work.

However, if someone just said "you suck" or something like this, it's not useful to waste your time answering this personn.

My 2 cents... lydlyd December 22 2009, 23:24:02 UTC

It takes guts and a certain amount of pride to show to the world (and to your beloved fandom) what you've created. Personally, I only give critiques if the author requested for it. This is especially true if the work is labelled as WIP. But once the work is already final, well... there are times when you've worked on something for a while that you don't want to work on it anymore and instead want to move on to other things. And I respect that ( ... )