But simple praise is useful on two levels. First, it shows that the picture "worked", in that it elicited a positive response, and second, we all like a bit of praise occasionally. So, "it works for me" is worth adding, IMHO, whereas "it didn't work for me" is not helpful (without saying why), and is no more eloquent than silence.
John
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 04:31:27 +0100, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:07:30 +0100, John Forbes wrote:
The only comment I don't appreciate is a bald "I don't like it", without saying exactly why. It may be a crap picture, but WHY? What makes it bad?
Well, John, sometimes I just don't know why I like a photo or don't. I don't go about this "art" thing analytically. I do that in almost every other aspect of my life. "Art" either grabs me or it doesn't. It "talks" to me or it doesn't. I often don't know why. Sometimes I can guess, but sometimes I haven't any idea at all. So, unfortunately, sometimes all that I can say is "It works (or doesn't work) for me." In fact, that's part of the reason I usually don't comment on-list about PAWs, PESOs, or whatever. I often don't have anything useful to add. :-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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