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Tips and Tricks
On Commenting
by
Sam Hackel-Butt
(Age: 19)
copyright 09-03-2005
Age Rating: 4 to 127
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On Commenting
Firstly go read People Need Poetry By Roger Crique. Roger has written a poem on the cliques and biases some people on PnP has developed, and the lack of commenting outside your “comfort zone,” or clique. We all have one, whether we just can’t seem to bring ourselves to read a certain writer’s work because of their style, or because we’re intimidated by either their work, or the writers themselves. This doesn’t have to be. Every person on PnP is supportive, friendly, and wonderful people. No one is going to bite you! Just don’t go around poking sleeping lions. All it takes is clicking on an writers name, preferably someone “new” for you to be reading from, find something that catches your eye, and read it! After reading, just take the minute or so to comment on it. And voila! You’ve just aided in the growth of PnP writers!
Be Honest
Everyone on PnP would rather have the reader be brutally honest then calm up and say nothing. Personally, I love it when people read through my work and find every little error and point it out. Pointing out either typos or grammar errors helps writers improve where they may have had trouble, and you’ll be forever in their hearts. Whether writing is a hobby, or taken extremely seriously by the writer, no one appreciates empty compliments only, because writers poor their hearts out in their work, they spend their time on it, perfecting it, and polishing it until it’s ready for show. If all you do is say that it’s good, then the writer may feel scammed. They’re sharing these pieces with you! They don’t have to post it for you and I to read, but they do, and being honest is one way you can show them that you do care, you do understand, and all their work wasn’t in vain.
Be Nice
When does helpful critique and correction turn sour? One way is if someone purposely goes out of his or her way to say or do something to harm the writer. If all you’re doing is saying bluntly: “This sucks, the grammar is bad, the spelling is terrible, and there is no plot.” This, my friend, will earn you a bite. You’ve poked the sleeping lion too hard, and you’re not going to be happy. If you find quite a few mistakes, don’t point them out in a comment. E-mail the author so you two can talk privately and work on the corrections together. Showing all these errors in a comment can either make a writer squirm because all their faults have been flung into the public eye. Spelling errors, depending on the amount, let’s say up to five, I believe, can be placed in a comment without it seeming harsh for the writer to read, and having it exposed. Everyone has a spelling problem. As for grammar errors, up to about three, is what I’d point out in a comment. This is not a rule, but what I’d do, and I’m the nicest person on the planet! I can almost never say no. Anyway, bottom line is that it happens. If you’re going to point them out in a comment, say it nicely. “The theme of the poem was excellent, and had my attention throughout the whole thing. However, I found a few spelling mistakes…” There, you’re starting the comment off with a smile, and the writer will probably think: “Ok so I spelt this and this and this wrong,” and correct it. Some writers don’t like their work being critiqued to certain depths, so please, know when to stop. Don’t go poking any sleeping lions!
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