Autumn Rain wrote:Those who are being rude are the ones I'm referring to, not those who are simply voicing concern or disappointment.
I understand what you're saying about constructive criticism, but there are social rules surrounding constructive criticism, and if you don't follow them you're simply being rude -- sounds harsh, but it's true.
Rule one: Constructive criticism is asked for. If you don't ask for it, you don't want it. And if you don't want it, people telling you how you need to improve is just upsetting.
Rule two: You offer specific and detailed ways to improve said piece; you don't just complain about what you dislike.
Rule three: It is possible to be rude even when trying not to be. I can "nicely" say that your painting of a sunset meadow looks like Satan's nose hair, it doesn't mean it is nice. :]
This is a public adopts website - people are
going to criticize,
no matter what. If you don't want your art to be criticized, judged, or spoken negatively about, then do not join a website such as Chickensmoothie. Most people know what they are getting into when they join as an artist on a site like this. Technically, they
are asking for criticism just by joining. Yes, it may not be stated or shown, but that is how VP sites work.
MANY of the comments I've read were stating things they should have/could have done. Again to my point on some people just aren't good with words, maybe they can't put it in a nice, constructive way. This IS a site aimed mainly at children and early teens( I am
not saying that if you're not this you don't belong here, also
not saying that children and pre-teens can't give productive feedback or know how to properly word things). Many of them(not all) have not had experience enough to know how, or to even know what not to say or what is/isn't rude.
Esp in this society. Sigh. Again, not saying that everybody is this way.