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| - Constructive criticism is criticism that while points out the flaws and problems in something, normally in our cases a fanfiction or fanart, also points out how these flaws can be improved on and fixed. It is suggested to give constructive criticism whenever you can, because it can indeed help.
- Constructive criticism, commonly abbreviated to concrit, is basically a useful review of a story, artwork, performance, etc. Here we're mostly concerned with writing. Constructive criticism is one of the three basic forms of review, the other two being flames and worship. Flames can either be hurtful or amusing depending on the receiving author's mindset, and while worship is nice to get, it's not very helpful. Giving concrit is recommended whenever possible, because it can be very helpful indeed.
- Constructive Criticism should include the following: a) Thourough reading of the work before comment b) Thought before speech c) Care in wording of critique It is often assumed that it is acceptable to chew up and spit out other people's work. In a television culture where we are exposed to blipvert ultrafast ultraviolent advertising we are prone to think this way. We have to stop and think before speaking though, and realize that there is another person on the other end of the terminal, and just like we do, they have thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and often have put a lot of time, and effort into expressing them in their work.
- Criticism: Flaming: While flames are designed to put people down, constructive criticism is meant to help an artist improve his/her work. It's rarely shown in fiction, but it's important to it, since it's meant to help people improve their writing. Yet it's still the form of criticism most likely to actually get results. In fact, some artists can even give this to themselves, hence the phrase "I'm my own worst critic."
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| - Constructive Criticism should include the following: a) Thourough reading of the work before comment b) Thought before speech c) Care in wording of critique It is often assumed that it is acceptable to chew up and spit out other people's work. In a television culture where we are exposed to blipvert ultrafast ultraviolent advertising we are prone to think this way. We have to stop and think before speaking though, and realize that there is another person on the other end of the terminal, and just like we do, they have thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and often have put a lot of time, and effort into expressing them in their work. Things that are always helpful and supportive : Motivating words : Good effort, Nice Work, Looks Promising. Things that are not helpful at all : immediate dismissal of the work as garbage, incompetent, or juvenile. Remember - We are on the internet - we have no way of guaging the relative ages of our peers unless they specifically say who they are. And anonymity is a sort of common mode in cyberspace. That doesn't mean that you can make an anonymous person an easy target for vicious remarks or ruthlessness. I Guess the best way to describe what you should do is - try to motivate others, as you'd hope to be motivated yourself. Otherwise - there really is no reason for you to participate. No one forced you to join Wikia Poetry, and no one will force you to stay, so if you aren't happy with being civil to others, you might want to find a different place to lurk in cyberspace. Unlike in "everyday" usage, when the word "criticism" is used in a literary context, it means a critique. That is, the positive as well as negative evaluation. It is generally more constructive to make suggestions about how something might be improved than to just say that it's bad. Try to be helpful by explaining what the specific problem is and why it is a problem. And don't forget to be explicit about what is good.
- Constructive criticism is criticism that while points out the flaws and problems in something, normally in our cases a fanfiction or fanart, also points out how these flaws can be improved on and fixed. It is suggested to give constructive criticism whenever you can, because it can indeed help.
- Constructive criticism, commonly abbreviated to concrit, is basically a useful review of a story, artwork, performance, etc. Here we're mostly concerned with writing. Constructive criticism is one of the three basic forms of review, the other two being flames and worship. Flames can either be hurtful or amusing depending on the receiving author's mindset, and while worship is nice to get, it's not very helpful. Giving concrit is recommended whenever possible, because it can be very helpful indeed. A review containing constructive criticism makes useful, specific comments about plot, characterization, or technicalities such as punctuation or spelling, either to point out problems (negative concrit) or to compliment excellent technique (positive concrit). Whether positive or negative, good concrit should tell the author specifically what was done well/poorly, and why, preferably with examples. If negative, it should also offer suggestions for improvement, either of the work in question or of future works. The less ambiguous it is, the more useful it will be to the author. If possible, reviewers should try to find both positive and negative concrit for a story. (Emphasis on try—this may not always be possible.) This may include showing the author a way to use their strengths to lessen their weaknesses, or simply show the authors what to improve and what they're already good at. Reviewers should also have a good idea of the intent. For example, offer concrit on a trollfic's humor, because humor is the intent behind a trollfic.
- Criticism: Flaming: While flames are designed to put people down, constructive criticism is meant to help an artist improve his/her work. It's rarely shown in fiction, but it's important to it, since it's meant to help people improve their writing. This kind of criticism is about being honest, clear, and considerate in your comments. It doesn't mean making only positive comments (it's not constructive to say a bad work is good), but it does mean you're trying to help the artist improve positively. It should also be noted that politeness, while appreciated, isn't necessary to make the criticism constructive. So long as the problems are highlighted and suggestions are made to make things better, Cluster F Bombs can be dropped without the criticism becoming trolling. It's not perfect. For one thing, you have to be aware of your biases, and admit them. There are times when you are asked for criticism, but are probably not the best person to be asked about something. For another, you could make claims that turn out to be wrong, even if you thought otherwise at the time. Finally, the artist could misunderstand your criticism, and take it as bashing, even when you mean otherwise. Yet it's still the form of criticism most likely to actually get results. In fact, some artists can even give this to themselves, hence the phrase "I'm my own worst critic." Now you might be wondering if this is appropriate for this site. Of course it's better than Complaining About Shows You Don't Like, but describing tropes and listing examples doesn't actually call for criticism. There are some places where it can fit, particularly in YKTTW. You can help a new trope a lot more with this kind of criticism than insulting the new trope, the troper that posted it, or that troper's mother. However; you'll notice that most people don't actually understand the concept of Constructive Criticism. As you'll probably learn if you take a college-level creative writing course, one of the most important things about Constructive Criticism is don't rewrite the work to suit your desires. This is actually one of the biggest things that people need to learn about being constructive, because it is not very constructive to try to suggest the author to write a work into something that you want to enjoy. The point is to make it into something that they want to create. You will notice this as a trend in people who are members of the Periphery Hatedom, especially if they have a Bias Steamroller. And perhaps the most important thing? Don't mock the work or the author. When you start doing this, then it stops sounding like a Constructive Criticism and sounds more like Flame Bait or Hate Dumb. Doing this will make people think you're flat out bashing them. Unfortunately; finding criticism is rather hard in the internet age. It's easy to get criticism on the internet, but when it's mixed with the GIFT, people will often take that as an opportunity to act like a complete dick and call it criticism. If someone walked up to you and asked you for critique and you gave a very rude-sounding critique, then they won't ask you again and you won't get to critique anything. On the internet, there's loads loads more random people and works to critique, especially since you can find it anytime you want
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