The PigPen's Resplendent Kaffeeklatsch

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If some perspective from a new member is useful: I understand the emphasis on critique and participation, it's essential - vanity fair is no good for the reader or potential poet. Your promotion of that is why I joined. However, insisting those that know no better - as once I'm sure was the case for you all - should know better, and then using that as critique to justify why the site might not be working, is not the means to encouraging new people to better poetry; if that is what you want?

I had some critique on my first post, for which I'm very grateful (thank you) and it will help me develop the piece - but so far, I've seen little in the forums that'd encourage those new to poetry to think it can be the joy it can be - where is the room for: hello, I know this probably isn't great, but I have something to say - how do I start to do that like the poems I read?

I'm sure the burden on moderators is tough, so I don't mean to belittle that, but if there is anyone out there that wants the forum to thrive again: I might suggest trying to focus on enjoying poetry and language for sake of . .enjoying poetry and language - mods and all. Then building up to workshops and improvements again from there.

Hi. I've been here under a week and have been reading the site to do just that, enjoy excellent poetry. I've read some of spotlighting the hogs, poetry discussion, the practice threads, milo's forum which has the NaPM threads where people have a day to write a new poem, many interesting and inspiring poems there. I also read the longer workshop shops threads because posters examine language usage and impact so thoroughly. It's fun to write poems but not require to enjoy the site, you just have to explore.

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oops, can't figure out how to delete

wait, why are you trying to delete?

I thought that was a helpful and thoughtful response.

Also, remember we disabled the delete in threads with response after Trueenigma went on his delete rampage

Because I responded to the wrong thread, forgot to preview.