What about crit?
It needs discussion: it's done in many ways on many boards, some helpful and some...not so.My philosophy of crit hasn't changed in fifteen years:Give a poet your honest opinion of the emotive,...
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Still going strongly I see. LOL......How many rounds is it now?You're both wearing me out. Dericlee, I'd welcome the opportunity to tip over a few with you. So Texas was settled by the Irish eh? Must...
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...while assured by our visitor that the crit was not meant as such, it still stands as a classic example of the type of crit many of you are likely to run into across the net: we'll use it as...
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While my normal first choice is Glen Ord or another aged single-malt Scotch, I'll confess to a decided fondness for Tulamore Dew, (three fingers and one cube, please) and I'll cheerfully buy the first...
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For the last twenty years and my first 18, I've lived in a rural area of Upstate NY 120 miles North of the despicable blight known as New York City. I actually lived in Dallas and Houston for about 12...
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I've been known to toss off a few Jamesons, and not call it time wasted. (Truth, where I'm very pciky about my Scotch, I've yet to see an Irish that I don't find eminantly drinkable! In short, I'll...
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PS...is it my math, my reading, or your mis-step...or did you just tell me you're a hundred and five years old?(wait...I think, if I get it now, you didn't mean between age 73 and 85, but between...
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If anyone cares to read the Poetry Factory Etiquette, which is posted at the top of almost every forum, number one on the list is BE RESPECTFUL. That goes for both poets and critics.I would like to go...
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I'll add that, while the rest of the Factory may be run on a more loose structure, (and this is only fitting) The Think Tank is a classroom, and disruptive elements will be deleted by me at my sole...
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Sorry JanI tried to illustrate my point and all of my attempts fall on deaf ears. I shan't further waste my time while those sorts of comments are considered kosher. You may not have been offended but...
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You continue not to get it...including the fact that you are banned from this room...do no rules at all apply to you? Here's the straight up...you made your point and it was shown incorrect. You had...
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Feedback in the form of critique is essential to keep a writer honest I break form rules sometimes because i awant to get a spercific meanng over to my readerI dont try for perfect a player piano is...
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Well said, Ivor!Jan or you can view my personal poetry webpage at Poems For The Heart and Soul
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I agree...well said. Crit without regard to intent is pretty much a self-serving exercise, and intent, if unclear, can really only be established through dialog. A critic unwilling to engage in dialog...
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If you want to see what happens to boards where dialog about crit is discouraged, take a look at what happened at the board where the above-referenced debacle took place. Check it out hereYou'll note...
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It is a very dead board. "Battered Bear" seems an appropriate moniker *grin*.Cheers, Eric.H.And it harm none, do thy will. Blessed Be!
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I was pointed to this thread because it refers to a discussion that went south on a board I co-founded. Seems only fair to provide a link so folks can decide for themselves whether the Battered Bear's...
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Mary, thanks for your input, but I have to wonder if your source gave you all the facts on this thread, or if you read the entire thread yourself. Two very separate issues were going on here. 1)...
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I attempted to register at "Battered Bear" and was denied. Good riddance, I say! Stay exclusive and become stale and stagnant. Open up and grow. I have seen it both ways on these poetry boards. And it...
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Seems that no one from Battered Bear can really believe that I'll tell the honest truth of what happened that day (actually, it seems that a couple of people are trying very hard to spread the...
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