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Originally Posted by W T Clark
Doesn't it all depend on what you interpret to be a fair critique and what you interpret to be rudeness? I think that Garryg's critique was fair, and gave advice that the poet in question should follow.
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Without "Read fifty thousand poems before you attempt to write another one." I can maybe understand supporting the critique, but to me, that line reads purely as an attack against the poet, rather than a comment on the poem.
From my own experience . . . early on, I posted
this critique. It was deemed so deficient, that Howard banned me from ever posting in High Critique again. No opportunity to improve or advice on how to do so, just an instant ban. In contrast, JohnBoddie would get away with single sentence critiques in that same forum.
Yes, there were some fantastic poets and critters at PFFA when I last frequented the site, but there was also a lot of destructive behavior from the people with the most responsibility to be constructive.