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 04/19/2006 11:05:28 PM · #1
I'm on here to learn, not be insulted. There is a difference between constructive criticism and out right rudeness. If a person has something "HELPFUL" to say, then say it, if not, don't.
 04/19/2006 11:08:08 PM · #2
Is it a rude comment or one you don't like? If it's rude, report it to SC! If it's one you don't like, well that's life. Please do not point to the actual comment or commentor. SC will take care of it...
 04/19/2006 11:10:33 PM · #3
To some, it may be rude. To others, it may be painfully honest. Sometimes, when it is our photograph, it is difficult to distinguish. When I get a comment that gets "under my skin," I try to ask myself, "if I didn't know anything about this picture/subject, would this comment be true?" More times than not, it is more honest than rude.

That being said, if a commenter is just downright rude to the point of violating the terms of service, please report it to the SC and we will look into it.
 04/19/2006 11:11:42 PM · #4
Thank you Karmat, once again some one else has said what I mean much more elegantly!
 04/19/2006 11:13:05 PM · #5
Some people are just rude. Maybe it is from jealousy. Maybe from feelings of inadequacy. Either way, ignore them and keep moving forward.
 04/19/2006 11:20:27 PM · #6
I have started commenting on what I like about the photo and then what I would have done different if I were taken the photo. It workes for me.
 04/19/2006 11:23:03 PM · #7
Originally posted by PhotoRyno:
I have started commenting on what I like about the photo and then what I would have done different if I were taken the photo. It workes for me.

And some people would find something rude about THAT rude, too.

Please don't be so sensitive, folks - it is not as if the photographer was under personal attack just because someone doesn't like his/her photo.
 04/19/2006 11:23:36 PM · #8
It's easier to get personal than to have to consider facts.
 04/20/2006 12:36:10 AM · #9
Well, I can handle the one 'I jsut don't like". I mean some are really rude. But, you do have a good point.

Originally posted by karmat:
To some, it may be rude. To others, it may be painfully honest. Sometimes, when it is our photograph, it is difficult to distinguish. When I get a comment that gets "under my skin," I try to ask myself, "if I didn't know anything about this picture/subject, would this comment be true?" More times than not, it is more honest than rude.

That being said, if a commenter is just downright rude to the point of violating the terms of service, please report it to the SC and we will look into it.
04/20/2006 12:37:20 AM · #10
Exactly. This is the way it should be.

Originally posted by Beetle:
Originally posted by PhotoRyno:
I have started commenting on what I like about the photo and then what I would have done different if I were taken the photo. It workes for me.

And some people would find something rude about THAT rude, too.

Please don't be so sensitive, folks - it is not as if the photographer was under personal attack just because someone doesn't like his/her photo.
04/20/2006 12:39:36 AM · #11
What annoys me, is that many voters do not allow another interp other than their own. If they don't "see" it, it does not exist.
 04/20/2006 12:41:49 AM · #12
What do you guys think of this comment?

If there was a 0 rating, this would surely deserve it.

Think that's rude?
04/20/2006 12:42:55 AM · #13
Originally posted by dudephil:
What do you guys think of this comment?

If there was a 0 rating, this would surely deserve it.

Think that's rude?

Painfully honest, yes. Rude, no.

Edited to add: If I got that kind of comment, I would at first call him/her a few choice names (to myself). After a while, I'd calm down and probably realize that I deserved the comment.

After all....... my lousy photo was being commented on, not ME.

Message edited by author 2006-04-20 00:45:46.
 04/20/2006 12:43:22 AM · #14
Not in the least.......the author is merely stating an opinion relative to the image.

Ray
 04/20/2006 01:12:04 AM · #15
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Not in the least.......the author is merely stating an opinion relative to the image.

Ray


What is (c)rude is that the stated opinion is unsubstantiated and, as such, delivered in the same fashion as an insult. As no facts or a context are given to root the opinion, the comment reads like a personal affront.
 04/20/2006 01:25:00 AM · #16
Originally posted by dudephil:
What do you guys think of this comment?

If there was a 0 rating, this would surely deserve it.

Think that's rude?

Yup, that's rude.

No matter how bad the photo is, do you think s/he would say the same thing if you were face to face? Probably not. Why not? Because sometimes personal rudeness gets you a punch in the nose, or maybe escorted out of the building. It's much safer to be rude when you're just an anonymous user name somewhere out in cyberspace.

I like R.Heinlein's take on rudeness: if someone is rude to you, beat the crap out of them until they oppologise.

My addition to that would be: then go find their parents and beat the crap out of them for not teaching their brats some manners.

Rude people SUCK!

04/20/2006 01:25:51 AM · #17
Blanket ones, the comments they leave all over.. Ugh not another _____ picture. The infamous DNMC one, or maybe the Great~6. Takeum with a grain of salt and don't let it bug ya, some are rude, and unconstructive.

Personally I love the ones that say something like: This is boring, the colors don't work together, and the subject is ok at best, If you would have shot this at a different time of day, used a better rules of thirds, and whats with the use of NI. Thats damn helpful!
 04/20/2006 01:36:02 AM · #18
Originally posted by zeuszen:
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Not in the least.......the author is merely stating an opinion relative to the image.

Ray


What is (c)rude is that the stated opinion is unsubstantiated and, as such, delivered in the same fashion as an insult. As no facts or a context are given to root the opinion, the comment reads like a personal affront.


Indeed true, if such is your perception. From my perspective, the author is making a statement which he or she perceives as fact, and while it is indeed incomplete and definitely less than helpful, I would consider it neither rude nor a personal affront, since the comments are directed at the product and not the person.

04/20/2006 02:02:23 AM · #19
It's one thing to say that these comments are not directed at the person, but at the photo....

But how many threads have there been where people have stated again and again that part of them goes into their photos?

For me personally, if someone told me my photo was crap in every way, I would know they were talking about my photo....but I would also know that in some regard they're speaking to me as a photographer. And generally I have a pretty thick skin about these things.

But, this is my opinion and this is how I would feel. Everyone will have differing opinions on what is rude and why it is rude. I don't think that that part of this "argument" will ever be solved.

Maybe it could be used as a learning experience though, and perhaps encourage some voters/commenters to leave some input as to WHY they don't like a particular photo so that the photog can learn and grow :-)
 04/20/2006 02:16:01 AM · #20
Originally posted by ladyhawk22:
It's one thing to say that these comments are not directed at the person, but at the photo....

But how many threads have there been where people have stated again and again that part of them goes into their photos?

For me personally, if someone told me my photo was crap in every way, I would know they were talking about my photo....but I would also know that in some regard they're speaking to me as a photographer. And generally I have a pretty thick skin about these things.

But, this is my opinion and this is how I would feel. Everyone will have differing opinions on what is rude and why it is rude. I don't think that that part of this "argument" will ever be solved.

Maybe it could be used as a learning experience though, and perhaps encourage some voters/commenters to leave some input as to WHY they don't like a particular photo so that the photog can learn and grow :-)


Well said Ladyhawk!! I must agree!

:)
 04/20/2006 03:01:19 AM · #21
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Originally posted by zeuszen:
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Not in the least.......the author is merely stating an opinion relative to the image.

Ray


What is (c)rude is that the stated opinion is unsubstantiated and, as such, delivered in the same fashion as an insult. As no facts or a context are given to root the opinion, the comment reads like a personal affront.


Indeed true, if such is your perception. From my perspective, the author is making a statement which he or she perceives as fact, and while it is indeed incomplete and definitely less than helpful, I would consider it neither rude nor a personal affront, since the comments are directed at the product and not the person.


Rudeness is entirely independent of truth. It is in a sense independent of content. It is a matter of style, if you will. "If there was a 0 rating, this would surely deserve it" is definitely rude IMO, even IF it is true. It's downright arrogant. So I'm more with ZZ on this one Ray.

I'd go him one further and say even if it WERE substantiated it's still rude: "Out of focus, badly overexposed, chaotic composition, unappealing subject matter. If there was a 0 rating, this would surely deserve it."

Yup, still rude. Leave off the the sentence about the zero rating, and it is harsh but unobjectionable.

R.
 04/20/2006 04:33:28 AM · #22
Some people have the skin of a rhinoceros and the sensitivity of a blunderbuss.

I see it in my the work place and am still bemused how time and time again colleagues who are intelligent, articulate, and often quite caring can come out with remarks and observations which to them seem quite innocuous but to everyone else they are a combination of offensive, rude and insensitive.

I have come to the conclusion that they have a predisposition to place their proverbial foot in their mouth.

There are some people, thankfully a very small minority, who are happy to be rude and obnoxious and get a kick out of inflicting psychological pain on others.

So when I read some objectionable comments in forums or responses to photographs, I just feel sorry for the individuals who wrote them, because which ever of the two categories they fall into they clearly have a problem.

However, the one thing I do not do EVER, is let it bother me……

Even at 3 score years and 10, life is too short….

04/20/2006 04:37:36 AM · #23
Originally posted by Artan:
Even at 3 score years and 10, life is too short….


Especially at 3 score years and 10, or in my case an even 3 score; why waste what time and energy we have left on pointless things like getting worked up over some stranger's comments in an internet forum?

Robt.
 04/20/2006 04:39:07 AM · #24
And, I think it should be added, some people just don't write very well: sometimes because they're writing here in a second/third/fourth language, sometimes they just have a clumsy style.

Almost all of my comments are outright critical, and of those 2500 or so I can think only of one that recieved an angry come-back from the recipient. It's just a question of how you phrase things, usually. But I'm a decent writer you see. Some aren't, and I think one should always presume clumsiness rather than rudeness.

e
 04/20/2006 04:44:44 AM · #25
Originally posted by dudephil:
What do you guys think of this comment?

If there was a 0 rating, this would surely deserve it.

Think that's rude?


Yes, that's rude. People should explain WHY this one deserves a 0, so it would be a helpful comment to the photographer. I always like to hear what could be improved or what I might consider to change. It helps me to become better. But I feel that if you give a photo negative critique you always should explain what's the thing you don't like about it or what can be improved. That's the only way to help someone and only writing a comment that a photo would deserve a 0 is simply rude.


Hope I explained it well in English ;-)

Message edited by author 2006-04-20 04:45:48.
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