I was VERY young and stupid. I still feel guilty about it since the reviewer was totally on the money. Yeah, doesn't that seem the way? No one likes being told that they could have done better but as I was saying to rae1013, if someone takes the time to tell you what you could have done better it generally means you're doing something right. It's much easier to find things to fix with a good vid than it is with a bad vid. If it's a bad vid there's generally too much wrong to be able to fix it.
I get what you're saying about people flamming but in some ways, I think that it'd be less likely to happen if critiques were more wide spread, because then you'd be able to see what other people are saying, be able to see what is and is not appropriate before trying to submit your own. Also, I'm sure if it were more common there'd be more meta and cheat sheets out there for newbies to consult.
If I don't like something, there is no way I could give a review beyond 'I thought it kinda sucked' or 'I just didn't get it' or 'huh?'. And that just isn't fair to someone who has put so much time and effort into something. I do think that giving reviews is something that'll take some talent. Luckily most people in fandom are lazy so won't bother doing so. I think most people who would go to the trouble of reviewing will also have some actual suggestions to go with it. I mean, I wouldn't consider "I thought this kinda sucks" to be a critical review. To me, a critical review is like a beta except with the understanding that the product is finished.
I haven't been reading the meta-posts at all so I hope this is semi-coherent and I'll leave my rambling here rather than continue to torture you with it. That's fine. And actually most of the meta posts have been about fic instead of vids, so most of the comments to this post have been different. :)
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Yeah, doesn't that seem the way? No one likes being told that they could have done better but as I was saying to
I get what you're saying about people flamming but in some ways, I think that it'd be less likely to happen if critiques were more wide spread, because then you'd be able to see what other people are saying, be able to see what is and is not appropriate before trying to submit your own. Also, I'm sure if it were more common there'd be more meta and cheat sheets out there for newbies to consult.
If I don't like something, there is no way I could give a review beyond 'I thought it kinda sucked' or 'I just didn't get it' or 'huh?'. And that just isn't fair to someone who has put so much time and effort into something.
I do think that giving reviews is something that'll take some talent. Luckily most people in fandom are lazy so won't bother doing so. I think most people who would go to the trouble of reviewing will also have some actual suggestions to go with it. I mean, I wouldn't consider "I thought this kinda sucks" to be a critical review. To me, a critical review is like a beta except with the understanding that the product is finished.
I haven't been reading the meta-posts at all so I hope this is semi-coherent and I'll leave my rambling here rather than continue to torture you with it.
That's fine. And actually most of the meta posts have been about fic instead of vids, so most of the comments to this post have been different. :)