ahh but your aunt marge hypothetical still doesn't work because the players are all different - if the fic is the sweater, then presumably you (the recipient) are parading it around. by that logic, ONLY if/when the recipient posts the fic somewhere should the fic be available for critiquing. i won't be over here, holding my breath, for that day thanks to all the pesky "fic is writer's property" debates.
thank you for revalidating my mother's belief in my wisdom and discernment. but your condescending tone aside, while you may not agree with what's concrit or not, i think that when something is only rude i.e. if someone says "your story sucks" and leaves it at that, i fail to see anything constructive about it. that's my subjective take on it.
i agree with you that concrit tends to be an all or nothing affair. that is actually the precise reason why i think it should be permitted in gift exchanges/everywhere fic gets posted publicly. see, unlike gifts, fic still sorta belongs to the author and a concrit is a dialogue between a reader and the author. if you (author) don't want the dialogue, then the surefire way to ensure that is don't post it publicly. also, if you (author) want the dialogue but only want it to be "squee", then i'll just be over here rolling my eyes. if you(recipient) want everyone to squee over your gift fic, and can't handle anyone's concrit on it, then i suggest you don't read any of the feedback. or read it and respond to it. it's a free web after all.
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Date: 2006-12-11 07:58 pm (UTC)thank you for revalidating my mother's belief in my wisdom and discernment. but your condescending tone aside, while you may not agree with what's concrit or not, i think that when something is only rude i.e. if someone says "your story sucks" and leaves it at that, i fail to see anything constructive about it. that's my subjective take on it.
i agree with you that concrit tends to be an all or nothing affair. that is actually the precise reason why i think it should be permitted in gift exchanges/everywhere fic gets posted publicly. see, unlike gifts, fic still sorta belongs to the author and a concrit is a dialogue between a reader and the author. if you (author) don't want the dialogue, then the surefire way to ensure that is don't post it publicly. also, if you (author) want the dialogue but only want it to be "squee", then i'll just be over here rolling my eyes. if you(recipient) want everyone to squee over your gift fic, and can't handle anyone's concrit on it, then i suggest you don't read any of the feedback. or read it and respond to it. it's a free web after all.