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Post by rad on Aug 20, 2010 5:21:29 GMT -5
Ugh. Just saw this on a legacy I read: 'i don’t get your legacy, we always never see the stuff that actually happens. you just write about one day in too much detail – you need to cover more in your chapters'.
The writer (whose legacy has been going for a year or so now, so it's hardly new) doesn't tend to dwell too much on skilling and all that regular legacy stuff (though she does bring traits and LTWs into her story) and instead tends to write entries about her characters' thoughts and reactions to events (and creates plot and story for them to react to beyond the simple game events). In some ways it's similar in style to Moondaisy's, and I am wondering if it's the same hater given the nature of the trolling was moaning about her level of detail.
I responded and so did someone else so hopefully the troll will just slink away, but how cowardly. Don't like someone's style, there's a million other blogs in different styles out there you can go and read, or at least blog your own so people can see what you consider to be blogging "properly" and comment back. Ugh.
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Post by lhasa on Aug 20, 2010 5:24:30 GMT -5
...Really?
Wow, there are a bajillion legacies out there that just focus on sims gaining skills in the game.
Ugh, some people. If you don't like something, just move on to something else. It's not that hard. I don't understand people like that.
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Post by raquelaroden on Aug 20, 2010 6:46:52 GMT -5
I've seen it happen before on other Sim stories--a person will take up the mantle of the village critic and start setting out what they don't like about the legacy or story and trying to correct every mistake. If I don't like something, I don't read it--period. I move on and find something I like better. I don't think that if someone has put something up that they are asking for my criticism--they're just inviting me to read what they've written. There are some people who can offer criticism in a way that isn't offensive and that is truly helpful, but they are few and far between (in fact, Moondaisy is one of them--if she noticed a mistake, she would always ask me to delete the portion of her comment that pointed it out before I posted it--such a sweetie. Mountainshade is another wonderful critic). The most helpful critics would never say something like, "I just don't get your story."
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Post by Stacy on Aug 20, 2010 9:47:07 GMT -5
I admit I've pointed out what I had problems with in stories before - on my own blog. But it was my own blog, so other people didn't have to read it if they didn't want. And I didn't call anyone out by name. Which now I realize how that may have led to people thinking that I was talking about them when I wasn't, but at the time I didn't think about that because I was just eager to make some larger point about art and creativity and I seriously didn't think that anyone was reading the blog except a few friends. And wow - how arrogant, to go and comment on the author's own blog and say "I don't like the way you write your story. Write it the way I like, to please me." We do this for ourselves and for free. You aren't paying us to write it for you. I mean, yeah, the readers have a right to an opinion and a right to state that opinion. But still, there's something off about demanding that the author do it your way. This reminds me of the post The Rejectionist did about internet brain parties. I searched for it but can't find it - her point was that her blog was her internet brain party, and if you didn't like it you could go make your own internet brain party and you could name it I Hate The Rejectionist and say she wasn't invited and that would be cool. But her blog was her space, and she didn't want uninvited guests crashing it and telling her what was wrong with it and telling her to change it. So, to sum up - I guess my position is that I do think people have the right to hate on things and even to express that if they want. (Although, of course, I say it should be expressed under your own freaking username - own your hate. SimSecret is so incredibly passive-aggressive.) But it's not cool to invade other people's space and spew your hate all over their nice clean blog. It's all about boundaries and respecting other people's space and freedom and right to determine themselves. But of course not everyone is born knowing how to do that and a lot of people grow up in environments that aren't exactly conducive to developing good boundaries or respect. And I think the person in Rad's example sounds pretty young. John made me a new mix CD the other night. This one is titled The Hardcore Experience. And this song is on it, and I've been listening to it the last couple of days and thinking about Moondaisy. So here you go - this goes out to everyone who's been hurt by trolls. You're not alone.
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Post by pinkfiend1 on Aug 24, 2010 17:21:31 GMT -5
Is it wrong that I immediatly worked out which blog you were talking about Rad? And I love that legacy. I don't get how people can come onto someones blog and be so mean. If you don't like something don't read it, and certainly don't criticise if you aren't going to read it due to personal taste. I mean you don't finish reading a book if it bores you completely or you don't like the genre.
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