12-14-2013, 04:37 AM
(04-04-2013, 04:49 PM)Leanne Wrote: Can we please try to remember that Serious Critique isn't "serious critique if you feel like it" -- to enter that forum, whether posting a poem or a critique, you MUST be committed to workshopping the poem until it is of as near to publishable quality as possible. This is the final polish, not the first port of call. It is also not just a place for socialising; while there will always be the odd flippant remark, too many devalue the critique process.I feel it may be a good time to remind newer members that the serious work shopping forum is for serious work shopping. If you are unwilling or unable to participate to that degree just don't post.
An example - if I say I like red shirts, what does that say about red shirts? Nothing, it says something about me. If I say I like a poem, that is the same, it says nothing about the poem it says something about me.