William Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com> wrote:
: --- Adam Piontek <damek@earthling.net> wrote:
: > but reviews are inherently subjective. this has
: > been covered already. who doesn't know this?
:
: You would think this is totally obvious. But there are
: several morons on this list that can't bare the
: thought of someone not liking what they like.
On the contrary: calling something just "garbage" attempts
to deny that someone else might plausibly like it, and
suggests that the author can't bear the thought that what
he or she dislikes may be pleasing to someone else. It
matters little to me that you or Adam don't like Ischemic
Folks. I've spent most of my life listening to and enjoying
music that most people don't appear to like, and I'm hardly
insecure about it.
: Truthful opinions, PLEASE.
Saying you can't stand something is an opinion. Saying it
is garbage is an attempt to state an opinion as a fact. I
hope that's not too subtle a difference for you. Nor do
I expect you'll have trouble understanding why the term
"truthful opinion" is an oxymoron--I suspect that what you
meant to say was "honest opinion," and would never mistake
an opinion for a statement of truth.
: If you hate something, say so, maybe say something to
: support your feelings...like the production quality is
: shite, or whatever.
I've no problem at all with this--especially if you give
reasons for your dislike. Bad reviews can be just as useful
as good ones when they are clear about their criteria. If
someone criticizes music as "a bunch of rapid-fire, souless
bleeps" then there is a good chance that I might like it, for
example. If they simply say "it stinks," then they've told
me nothing useful other than that they simply didn't care
enough to attempt a bit of introspection and make an effort
to express themselves.
: You would think that people are grown up enough to
: discuss difference of opinions on this list. But after
: the whole PLUR thread, I may be proven wrong
You'd think that people would be grown up enough to discuss
differences of opinion without calling each other "morons."
-Ed
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