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Subject: Give It To Me Straight - An Idea... views welcome

tuttle opened this issue on May 03, 2003 ยท 77 posts


dialyn posted Sat, 03 May 2003 at 9:26 AM

I think that's why workshops (where opinions are exchanged) are more valuable to creative development than static comments on the galleries. Ideas spark ideas. Growth happens. Comments on the galleries don't seem to me to hold that same dynamic exchange where something new develops from something existing. There are some people who give rich feedback on graphics, but not most. That's why I think people who solicit feedback on the forums tend to get more constructive information than people expecting comments on the gallery. On the forum, you get response from people interested in what you are doing and you tend to get less of that "this sucks," which is so useless. You also get to be more specific about what you want --- "I'm trying to create a film noir effect....how do I change this graphic so it has that feeling?" is going to get a better result than "Well, what do you think?" A specific question gets a better and more detailed response than a general one...that's true nearly everywhere. I don't think a checkbox will help (wouldn't do any harm, but I doubt if it will change anything). It's not a problem with the artists....it has to do with the viewers. The reason why endless T&A gets more hits isn't because there aren't other graphics on the galleries...it's because the majority of viewers like T&A. The reason why there isn't more constructive criticism isn't because the artists don't want it...it is because it isn't given except in rare and wonderful cases. We put all the responsibility on the administrators to change things on the galleries to make things different but, in truth, it is the nature and habit of the viewers that you would need to change to get the kind of feedback you want. But then I'm probably wrong. I usually am.