"If you've done anything remotely creative in your lifetime that you've shared with the public - you've received negative reviews. And if you live long enough - you've gotten far worse."
Oh I know, I worked on Dr Who for 3 years and still bump into reviews of the episodes that I worked on, and read some right bitchy comments about them, But then that's easier to deal with as A) I don't know who's doing the slagging off, and B) I'm a hardened professional, not a fan doing it for fun.
"Why should their views be censored to promote your fun and protect your feelings?"
Oh I dunno, maybe because some don't want to upset some other people they actually know online. Many writers on fanfic circles actually know each other and when folks end up criting their work it can come across likesomeone having a conversation about you in a room next door where you're not invited in and can't actually explain your reasoning.
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branchandroot
Re: Respectfully Disagree
Date: 2010-07-21 12:51 am (UTC)Oh I know, I worked on Dr Who for 3 years and still bump into reviews of the episodes that I worked on, and read some right bitchy comments about them, But then that's easier to deal with as A) I don't know who's doing the slagging off, and B) I'm a hardened professional, not a fan doing it for fun.
"Why should their views be censored to promote your fun and protect your feelings?"
Oh I dunno, maybe because some don't want to upset some other people they actually know online. Many writers on fanfic circles actually know each other and when folks end up criting their work it can come across likesomeone having a conversation about you in a room next door where you're not invited in and can't actually explain your reasoning.