crap feedback

[fim]

i say just ban people like that, or ask them to fuck off, i'm speaking as a member now cos if i were speaking as a mod i'd be banning and not talking about. so what if someone got your poem wrong, grow up. on the flip side of the coin we do have some great new members who post feedback, join in discussions and generally act good all round, to them i say thank

There is at least one reader/member (and I suspect more) who is (are) diligently trying to learn about meter, word economy, effective metaphor utilization, recognition and avoidance of clichés, obscurity, critiquing, etc. ... and, well, speaking for myself, I am reluctant to participate because (again it seems to me) that there is little tolerance for growing pains that are a natural consequence of trying to learn something new. Having said that, I am resilient and will read a lot, critique only when I feel as though I can offer substance (vs. support) and post less until I feel as though my critiquing is sufficient to warrant "reads" from fellow members. This is a well designed, very informative and well moderated and maintained site. Maybe I feel the way I do by design.
Share with me one thing, you (plural) of many stars ... why was my poem Verse-atility (mild critique forum) shunned -- like a terminal by one of Brad Pitt's zombies in WWZ? Was I already identified and categorized as not contributing enough, is my poetry too conventional and not cryptic enough, or ... did it hit a nerve?
That isn't a good way to end a exchange with members I mostly respect and (again,[/i] mostly) admire. So I will say "cheers!"
Are most of you guys British (or subjects or former subjects) of the [i]crown[i]? That wasn't really a good question ... I guess once, long ago, we were.