One of the things that really get on my nerves (besides everything in general) is when I’m checking out a forum (where either art or literature is being displayed by the members of the site), and there’s might be a submission on the first page that isn’t receiving any (or very little) positive reviews. I think this mostly happens with submitted writing, because it’s easy to point on grammatical errors and areas that need vast improvement.
However, when a lot of people are either A. being the Grammar-Nazi asses that they are (and therefore not being helpful, but instead shower the author/creator with hateful comments), or B. offering a lot of helpful criticism, the creator typically rejects the harsh words (occasionally from both parties).
But that’s not what bothers me (well, not horribly). It’s their one foul mouthed friend that’s constantly showering their ‘masterpiece’ with compliments, while viciously badmouthing distasteful comments, and constructive criticism like a second grader. I can understand being against harsh comments and disagreeing with a fellow member’s outlandish behavior; but only to a certain extent.
There’s a fine difference between properly disagreeing with a statement, and going all ape-shit on another user by raping abusing the ‘CAPSLOCK’ key, while heavily cursing. It’s not cute, and it proves to the entire internet community that you have the maturity of a doped up celebrity getting arrested for indecent exposure---in church. (That may not have happened yet, but it will—trust me!)
If you post something online and want decent feedback, you need to either become friends with people who will be honest when offering their own critique, or at the very least, become friends with mature people. If you have a friend who can't be honest and (mature enough to) offer help to improve your future submissions, then you need to be honest and let this person know that they need to at least control themselves. In the end, your 'friend' is warding off people who could have potentially helped you to improve your submission(s).
I can’t even being to express how much this annoys me. I want to scream profanities and bash my computer screen when I witness such ignorance. It makes the whole idea of colonizing other planets seem inconsequential when you think of how many childish fools have internet access.
Overall Point: Leave the middle school antics behind when you open up an internet browser and actually think before you talk. It’s quick, painless, and saves you the inevitable mortification in later life.
~From SolenmSerpent, without love.
