Mr_Face said:
I read that thread.
Yeah me too, and it took me 20 minutes @__@ I would have replied to that thread but it's already a train wreck.
PrincessLucina said:
No hostilities, no anger, no down-talking (of myself or other commenters.)
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Seriously, be respectful. This INCLUDES those who posted their opinion.
With due respect, everything in that thread was the fault of one person and their insanely poor communication skills. HME actually left very valid and relevant pointers on creative writing, but in a way that was offensive to almost anyone reading it. Hell, just glancing at the size of that post lowered my opinion for anything that it might contain. PrincessLucina, you asked for thoughts and opinions, not a line-by-line critique of your work. I'm pretty sure that's not a standard that has ever been expected or asked for in a comments section, so why that was what you got is beyond me. That same comment repeatedly calls the work 'weak' and then finishes by flipping off almost everyone on the site by saying:
HypnoMangaEditor said:
Don't worry though, if I come around as overly criticizing you. I think 95% on this page write like this or worse - but you wanted feedback didn't you?
Which is especially galling considering how badly both those sentences were written. This is why it was poorly received and why people started taking sides; ostensibly it was to defend the artist, but also it was just offensive.
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This is by far the most potentially flammable post I've written in a long time and I DON'T want it to hijack this thread. To that end I'll also say this; Regardless of some poor phrasing, HME is adamant that no offence was meant and reading it back I can see that could be true. I'd still suggest that in future he needs to work on shaping his comments with consideration of the audience that each piece of art on this site has, and leave in-depth discussions for the forums and elsewhere.
I could go on but I already regret writing this =(