Comments on: Read my ChangeThis manifesto: To Criticize Is To Publicize http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize Home of the musical Dream Journal. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:10:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Siobhan McCallen http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize/comment-page-1#comment-50923 Siobhan McCallen Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:30:16 +0000 http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize#comment-50923 Torley, I found that manifesto very interesting, and largely in keeping with how I tend to operate. I've run some sort of online community presence since the days of Fidonet, and there have always been those who seem to spend the bulk of their time pressing their loud, usually unwelcome, and frequently useless criticisms upon those around them. Once in a while, you'd find one or two who actually made sense, had worthwhile suggestions, and whose ideas were positive and implementable -- but these were, as you say, rare nuggets of great worth. One of the biggest problems I have with such things is in getting people to realize that when someone criticizes their ideas or point of view, it is not necessarily a personal attack, but only represents disagreement with a position or opinion. Too many times, people take such things personally, and get their feelings hurt. It's hard not to, but especially if you post things on blogs, are an artist or journalist, you need to be able to separate attacks on your position from attacks on your person. You're an awesome person, and thank you for making everything you do available to all of us. Torley,
I found that manifesto very interesting, and largely in keeping with how I tend to operate. I've run some sort of online community presence since the days of Fidonet, and there have always been those who seem to spend the bulk of their time pressing their loud, usually unwelcome, and frequently useless criticisms upon those around them. Once in a while, you'd find one or two who actually made sense, had worthwhile suggestions, and whose ideas were positive and implementable — but these were, as you say, rare nuggets of great worth.

One of the biggest problems I have with such things is in getting people to realize that when someone criticizes their ideas or point of view, it is not necessarily a personal attack, but only represents disagreement with a position or opinion. Too many times, people take such things personally, and get their feelings hurt. It's hard not to, but especially if you post things on blogs, are an artist or journalist, you need to be able to separate attacks on your position from attacks on your person.

You're an awesome person, and thank you for making everything you do available to all of us.

]]> By: Lisa http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize/comment-page-1#comment-50871 Lisa Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:38:24 +0000 http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize#comment-50871 Torley, you have such a wonderful positive attitude on life. Thank you for sharing. Torley, you have such a wonderful positive attitude on life. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Torley http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize/comment-page-1#comment-50834 Torley Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:30:53 +0000 http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize#comment-50834 @Jaymes: Thankya! @Ayumi: I'm very happy to hear that — I'm so thankful I had this opportunity to make a manifesto and share, based on life experience. @Russell: I really appreciate it. A lot of my lessons that I've learned from Second Life can be applied more broadly to one's first life (or in the case of cats, more than that). @Honour: Wonderful! This delights me. :D @Jaymes: Thankya!

@Ayumi: I'm very happy to hear that — I'm so thankful I had this opportunity to make a manifesto and share, based on life experience.

@Russell: I really appreciate it. A lot of my lessons that I've learned from Second Life can be applied more broadly to one's first life (or in the case of cats, more than that).

@Honour: Wonderful! This delights me. :D

]]> By: Honour http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize/comment-page-1#comment-50812 Honour Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:20:49 +0000 http://torley.com/read-my-changethis-manifesto-to-criticize-is-to-publicize#comment-50812 Well done! I learned a lot from your essay - and I recognized people in the descriptions you gave of various types of criticism. This validated your analysis for me and helped me recognize why I respond to them the way I do. Not only did you help me understand how to better respond to criticism, you've helped me understand how to improve the criticism I might want to give. I've put a re-occuring event in my calendar to reread your work. Well done! I learned a lot from your essay – and I recognized people in the descriptions you gave of various types of criticism. This validated your analysis for me and helped me recognize why I respond to them the way I do.
Not only did you help me understand how to better respond to criticism, you've helped me understand how to improve the criticism I might want to give. I've put a re-occuring event in my calendar to reread your work.

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