quietpoet
Really Really Experienced
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2004
- Posts
- 302
It doesn't matter
what any of us think... The people with the power to change a system will do what they want without a lot of consideration to those who aren't in their circle. This is the truth of virtually ALL poetry sites. I have seen a lot of constructive criticism over the past few weeks, and the only change was unilateral, 20 votes. You can never change the subjectivity of poetry; you can never change the ego of the poet. Unless you can find a the miracle cure for that, you will never have a system that is completely valid and fair to all contributors.
However, having said that, if you eliminate the voting aspect completely, and concentrate on developing friends and sharing what we have in common, we CAN have a great site that encourages us to learn and practice. Isn't that what it is all about?
what any of us think... The people with the power to change a system will do what they want without a lot of consideration to those who aren't in their circle. This is the truth of virtually ALL poetry sites. I have seen a lot of constructive criticism over the past few weeks, and the only change was unilateral, 20 votes. You can never change the subjectivity of poetry; you can never change the ego of the poet. Unless you can find a the miracle cure for that, you will never have a system that is completely valid and fair to all contributors.
However, having said that, if you eliminate the voting aspect completely, and concentrate on developing friends and sharing what we have in common, we CAN have a great site that encourages us to learn and practice. Isn't that what it is all about?