10-12-2016, 09:30 PM
A "Workshitting Forum" might be interesting though that's probably one of the Pig's Arse's Functions. I assume these flare ups will happen from time to time like viral outbreaks. For me it all comes down to a few things:
1) Trolls exist.
2) Not everyone who hates a poem and makes comments about it is a troll
3) Some of the current mods even may have been perceived as trolls or simply assholes when they started here
4) Those same mods are some of the best contributors to the board.
5) We need to give things time if we're going to view things properly.
I'm not really in favor of a name change on the board. I don't see that it changes anything at all.
I just begin to ignore bullshit. If a certain person seems to be all about bullshit I start ignoring their posts. I can be brought back if I really like something they've written. There are people that hate established poets with over 50 years of good published work out there. There will be people that hate our work too. I tend to thank everyone and then fully ignore things that I don't agree with. I don't comment on it directly in a thread. If I fully disagree I write a critique on my point of view as if the other person had never posted.
It will pass. It's not even typhoid. It's more like a raging case of hemorrhoids that will eventually clear up.
1) Trolls exist.
2) Not everyone who hates a poem and makes comments about it is a troll
3) Some of the current mods even may have been perceived as trolls or simply assholes when they started here
4) Those same mods are some of the best contributors to the board.
5) We need to give things time if we're going to view things properly.
I'm not really in favor of a name change on the board. I don't see that it changes anything at all.
I just begin to ignore bullshit. If a certain person seems to be all about bullshit I start ignoring their posts. I can be brought back if I really like something they've written. There are people that hate established poets with over 50 years of good published work out there. There will be people that hate our work too. I tend to thank everyone and then fully ignore things that I don't agree with. I don't comment on it directly in a thread. If I fully disagree I write a critique on my point of view as if the other person had never posted.
It will pass. It's not even typhoid. It's more like a raging case of hemorrhoids that will eventually clear up.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson