09-25-2012, 02:06 PM
Your ideas about what poems belong in Serious Critique are based on you being very much nicer than I am 
. It's true that some people, probably used to the touchy-feely uselessness of other sites, assume that they're going to get a similar backpat here and maybe think that Serious Critique just means they'll get a more lengthy compliment. When they are subject to actual critique it can be a bit of a shock, and they forget (or never bother to find out) that here we criticise the poem, NOT the poet. A gentle warning that posting in Serious Critique will actually result in serious critique, with an option to have the poem moved, is almost always offered if we get a chance -- well, by you anyway, because (remember from earlier) you're very much nicer than I am...
All new members need to read our information on where to post poems to choose the right forum, because once they're posted, feedback will be given according to the guidelines of each individual forum.
. It's true that some people, probably used to the touchy-feely uselessness of other sites, assume that they're going to get a similar backpat here and maybe think that Serious Critique just means they'll get a more lengthy compliment. When they are subject to actual critique it can be a bit of a shock, and they forget (or never bother to find out) that here we criticise the poem, NOT the poet. A gentle warning that posting in Serious Critique will actually result in serious critique, with an option to have the poem moved, is almost always offered if we get a chance -- well, by you anyway, because (remember from earlier) you're very much nicer than I am...All new members need to read our information on where to post poems to choose the right forum, because once they're posted, feedback will be given according to the guidelines of each individual forum.
It could be worse