How you like to be criticised?

[Char!]

[b][color=teal][size=1]I'll take critism from pretty much anyone, but I'll only be bothered by some of it. Cuz I don't really care what people think about me.


--Mike[/b][/color][/size]

[zidane11]

I hate it when people lie just to make you feel better. If they don't then it just ends up making everything a whole lot worse.

[Char!]

[b][color=teal][size=1]I know what you mean. And sometimes once you start a lie, the longer you let it go on the harder it is to fix it.


Char![/b][/color][/size]

[Mnemolth]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cera [/i]
[B]
Criticisms are preferable to blind praise.

[i]Praise means much more from the mouth that will also criticize when needed.[/i] [/B][/QUOTE]

Hmm...you know, the more I see your posts the more I like the way you think. :)

On the other hand, some of what you think scare the sh*t out of me. But let's not get into that right now... :D

Here's a story for everyone. Comments/criticisms/opinions welcome.

I was on this anime Board a while back, and I made this rather long post. I got responses like, 'I like it', 'Its great!', etc. Single line stuff and nothing. Anyways, I replied saying that actually I'd prefer criticism over blind praise, in a fairly diplomatic way but firm, so you would not be under any misapprehension where I stood.

Wrong move! :D

That basically ended up alienating the entire Board. No one could understand my point, so they all just ended up thinking I was an attention seeking jerk! :blush:

[Imp]

I usually am okay with criticism. I get teased a lot, probably because of me acting like a "Japanese bunny." if They also think I'm a gangster! I'm not a gangster; I'm a Japanese bunny! No, I'm an aqua dragonfly! No! The Aqua Dragon!!! But I thought I said I was a Pegasus Baby! No, I'm no flying horse. Let's see... Hmmm...Anyway, I don't really accept either type of criticism. I'm being called smart by some people and dumb by others. Hmph, I'm a :genius:. Everybody knows that. Nowadays I wouldn't mind good criticism.I

[Mitch]

[color=red] Everyone has an opinion about everything, it's just those who chose to interpet their opinions who are most listend to. I think that if someone gives you the push in a correct direction as to how you can improve upon whatever they are critisizing, then you should accept it. I think critisim is a wonderful thing, it can help you see a different side to something, a different meaning, a different view. The thing is some people just won't accept something like that. They either misinterpet it or just don't take the time to register and see what someone else's thoughts are. Those people in a way are shutting the door for themselves to improve upon whatever it is they are trying to become good at. [/color]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by (<AA>) [/i]
[B]So lets say that someones work is like HORRIBLE, it truly is, what would you say to him/her? [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=red] I myself would tell them that they have potential, and that everything takes determination, practice, good effort, and understanding to master. I would also tell them what they can do to improve, and what they are doing that is intuitive. [/color]

[boris]

well, if its good crit, i like it, but i dont like to be told what i allready know.
if someone says anything about my photos, i dont want to know about "rules," ive ben a photographer since , well, i cant rember, it was so long ago that iu started. i can write a book on "rules" if you wanted me to. many times i break them, and its ok, if your still learning photo, fallow them, there good to learn off.:box:

[COLOR=red]Boris[/COLOR]

[James]

[color=royalblue]I think people have to know how to give good criticism.

I mean, as it's been said here...if you just say "that sucks", then what is the point of even opening your mouth or typing on the keys?

At the very least, you should specify why you feel that way.

For me personally, it depends where the criticism is coming from.

For example, I probably wouldn't accept any criticism from kuja because of his history at this site...and I know to take his words with a grain of salt.

On the other hand, if someone like Transtic Nerve or BabyGirl or Mnemolth critized me...I'd be much more willing to listen to what they have to say. Why? Because they have a history of being intelligent and they tend to explain what they mean.

Those are only three of many -- there are many people on these very boards who I have great respect for. Both members and staff. And so, I'm much more likely to listen to what those people say.

If someone comes along and just rants at me and puts me down...well, would [i]you[/i] pay any attention? Probably not. And neither would I.

So yeah, it's all how you go about it. If you're someone who is infamous for tantruming and being unfair to people, then nobody will listen to your criticism. But if you're known for being fair and for having reasons behind your opinions...then you're going to be taken a lot more seriously.[/color]

[Charles]

Criticism is a funny thing.

Last week in my writing class I was pretty strict with some girl's paper in correcting errors because it was what I was [I]asked[/I] to do. I thought that she was going to take my head off, lol.

She probably took my insight as an insult, but what most people fail to realize is that there is a difference between criticsm and helpfulness.

Criticism is offered with the motive of helping someone improve in some aspect. Unless someone's offering criticism as a positive tool to help someone improve, then it just becomes whining and only serves the purpose of being annoying. I mean, what's the point of offering criticism for the sake of doing so? When I criticize someone for whatever reason, I sure as heck make sure that I can offer up adjustments or a means of satisfying my complaints.

So, I'm keen to being criticized in anything I do, as long as the party doing it isn't criticizing just to bust my balls.

[Red]

[b]I like it if people critcise what I work on, as it only shows me how I can improve, especially when I write.

I would hate it if someone was constantly being a "yes man" and just said my writing was good, when in reality there were many points to be improved.

If someone just completely lunges out and says its terrible I get a bit annoyed, as they haven't given me any reason behind their criticism.[/b]

[Ravenstorture]

[color=darkgreen][font=gothic]Not much to do with criticism, but I really love it when my english teachers read my drafts while we are all doing other stuff, and they laugh out loud in spite of themselves. It's a great feeling. Good to know that they actually enjoy the story, and are not just marking it like every other damn piece of paper they've ever ramndomly glanced at in their however-long-teaching-hell. In fact, I like it whenever people smile or laugh or gasp when they read my stuff. It is probably the best feedback you can get. Like when I wrote a story and gave it to Jesus Chicken, and a few days ago he said he had read it again and wanted to know if I'd written any more of it, it made me feel really good. [/font][/color]

[Sara]

I prefer to be shown my faults than be given blind praise.

Compliments mean much more from someone who knows what they're talking about.

[Char!]

[color=teal][size=1][b]Whoa Cera, that's eerily similar to your last post on the subject... ;)


Char![/b][/color][/size]

[Sara]

::blinks:: Heh...I guess I hadn't realized this was the same topic. Isn't this a few months old, if it is? :whoops:

[Mnemolth]

Oh really? *glances at his previous post* And here I was thinking you were dissing me with a not too subtle hint. :bluesweat

My my what low self-esteem I must have to be so paranoid...;)