There is an Ignatian(?) spiritual exercise where one is to either tell the truth only at all times OR say only nice things at all times but never at the same time. Which is why--I guess--the gurus or the truly wise as they grow...well, wiser..become more silent.
Bong :-) On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 8:06 AM, William Robb <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 25/11/2011 2:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> One thing I haven't seen a lot of is discussion on how to give and take >> criticism. And a related discussion > > of what venues on the net, or off, are good for that sort of discussion. >> >> -- >> > That's because we don't offer criticism here. We had a regular member who > attempted it one time; he was promptly chased off the island. > It put a very real chill on the entire concept of giving an honest critique > of images that get shown here, since any honest critique will likely have > some criticism accompanying it (that being what the word critique kind of > come from.) > I tried to give a critique one time and was told to accept the photograph on > it's own merits, and either accept it for what it was or STFU. > And now you know why most every photograph that is shown here, whether it be > a stunning landscape or a tedious snapshot of a child playing with a kitten > gets, more or less, the same response (great capture, stunning image, etc) > or no comment at all. > > Most people don't want a critique, they want an ego massage, and no one > likes to be told that their image is an excruciatingly boring, poor > rendering of a banal and cliched subject. > > -- > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
