tammymc opened this issue on May 01, 2003 ยท 351 posts
andy_k posted Thu, 01 May 2003 at 6:24 PM
it's not about censorship it's about making sure the galleries don't end up so full and so busy that no one actually gets to look at them. The moderators should remove stuff that is posted as finished when it obviously isn't. the moderators should keep some sort of "quality control" sharing your work no matter how good or bad it is is one thing but try and work by the following maxim. if it's the best you can do and it's still not good enough then try a little harder. if it's not the best you can do then do it again. Work in pregress postings are one thing, but when there are many postings showing only insignificant changes you have to start questioning the logic behind posting them. When "finished work" that can best be described as mediocre receives saccharine comments and obvious flaws are overlooked without criticism you have to wonder why the galleries exist at all. Being supportive as you say is one thing but failing to criticise flawed work is as bad as posting it in the first place. what possible purpose is there in gently massaging other "artists" egos when they post second rate work? Sorry, but i'm not buying it. To call some sort of quality control a silly idea seems bizarre. It is done elsewhere on forums that are used and frequented by many many artists of all calibres and it works. but then again what do I know?