because someones got to do it.....it must be done and it shall be done....thatz what criticism is....silence isn't criticism, silence is avoidance....silence shows that you the reader are too weak to criticize.....besides, if someone wrote sumtin' that just totally blows and no one responds, at all, how does that help?

negative criticism is the best criticism one can receive....it teaches them how to improve.....positive criticism does nothing more than make the writer feel warm and fuzzy inside......

and i ain't attackin' nobody here.....i like this lil' talk of ours.......but sayin' "oh, how wonderful" and etc. does nothing more than stroke the writer's ego.......and i have noticed that you Lily have been gettin' into critiquin' lately....which is good, itz damn good....there needs to be more critiquers than just praisers.....i love this poetry forum, i truly do.....i've been to a multitude of others where all they did was go "wow, that was good" and blah, blah, blah....i even got banned from a forum 'cuz i was the only one that said a majority of the poems there sucked.....so i love that this place, i (and others) have the ability to speak truthfully when concerning someones work......as i said, poetry is an artform, and itz a dog eat dog world for artists.....and to quote Mr. Blonde (Resevoir Dogs) "Are you gona bark all day lil' doggy? Or are you gona bite?"

anywho....i love this place, and i look upon our writers here fondly....although i can be cruel....but i truly love this place and i want to try and make it as professional as i can.....that is, to be honest, and help, and just tell peeps how it is......my experience itself is minimal in the poetry world, but as far as i've noticed, i'm really the only one who has any.....(although, i'm sure others do too but haven't said anything)

anywho....kisses for all