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MrScribe:
Grow up, please. I have read some of your works and they are not much to write home about but because your readers fill you ears with lies, you are unwilling to digest the truth.

MrScribe:
Bro, calm down. Are you a writer at all? Writers and critics are like brothers in Literature. A critic does not have to know how to write. You don't need to be a writer to appreciate literature. Even writers sometimes take on the role of critics. Take for instance, T.S. Elliot's criticism of Orwell's Animal Farm. Talk of William Golding and his many critics. One critic described his first novel "Lord of the Flies" as boring. Soyinka has been described by a section of critics as inaccessible.

Every time a publisher is preparing to release a book, they first send it out to a couple of critics. Do you know why? Because it is only from a critic that they can get honest opinions on the book.

kanayoNickel:
Choi..Choi...Choi...
Is this how low u can get.

I pity any new work u post here....

I am going to slice and dice and make your characters beg you to put them in an electric chair.

I am now ur No I critic. U have gotten ur fingers in potty .

better get out something good and visceral or else......


oya. next explective.

kanayoNickel:
Hmmmm.

My write up must have fried ur Spleen.

Don't take it personal, throw surprises & we will celebrate ur efforts.

Dish out hopeless stuff, so far we are not yet stricken with Arthritis, we will continue to Critique ur works and u to a state of throwing explectives .
Laughing.

kanayoNickel:
in fact I might sign up to any group that gives monetary reward to the best author per month or week.

perhaps monetary motivations will make them think deep and write with gusto ...

I am a an intermediate programmer and this section is often where I unwind with some stories ( esp that horror collaboration, initiated by Divepen and Bibiz work) but I get irritated when I see other works that seem so ....there..

Don't give me excuses of how long u spent writing , how ur brain cracked open and spewed bile and so on. if u must present something , expect criticisms, present something that will make people react , something that will make peeps declare fatwas on you, something simple yet thought provoking.... Not exercises in intensive English for primary 4 .

Take a look at how we are all reacting to Op, he/she struck a raw nerve. Most of us are calling for his/her head (with eyeballs plugged out) on a plate. U see...


I once again say, Thank you Op.

fattprince:
cool story I don't like to be a ghost reader here again

Honeydawealth:
Kayo80 u're sooooooo goooood!! I enjoyed the story..... Thumbs up!!

Lilyjoe567:
Hello Mr THT80,

So I've gone through the first, and now to this current page and seen all comments but one really stuck. The one with the constructive and destructive criticism.

It's okay to criticise, fine we even need it. But it's very wrong to condemn every persons work on here just because you think it's not up to per standard, cause what you did is just destroy some people's morale.

Some of us here are introverts and writing is what makes our voices be heard in a way. But you doing this right now has done more damage than you could possibly imagine

You read something and didn't like it, fine, you could've just pointed out where the persons went wrong, not condemn everyone's work that they've worked so hard on.

We're not all professionals. Some might be, but some aren't, so it's not right to openly be mean, cause that's what you are. And you are egotistical, not sure if you know it though. But I have a feeling you do

So next time you feel the need to say something in a public forum, grab a book and a pen and write the things you wanna say. When you're done, read what you've written, and if you read it and a little, if not much just that little part of you feels it's gonna hurt a lot of people, then tear it off and begin again in a fresh page till you can come up with a nicer way of saying it


And to all you wonderful people trying to stand up for all writers on here. You guys are all amazing


And sorry this is coming a bit late

wizard007:
I'm glad you knew it's your strength, I've read all the work of the best writers around here, most develops along the line, but my experience with your art is top notch from get go, work more on your weakness and try your hands on a novel, something long, you can do it!

wizard007:
I've been reading quite a lot of your stories since I stumbled on the casting thread by divepen yesterday, I'm a literature aficionados and I have a very high taste trust me, so you are Good for me to have been held spell bound by your work. You can improve though, but I love your plots mostly and the choice of words too, simple and converying.

Keep it up Kay

Missnande:
I respect you as a writer,don't want to lose that.

Creeza:
abi na. My brother 4get matter for mattias abi mathew. If you reply to such criticism with anger you will only be giving op a chance to justify his stand. In simple pidgin english : e dae pain u
OR IN ENGLISH : you are guilty as charged.

Just relax.. Btw thanks man for standing up for writers on nairaland. I appreciate. Jah bless up!

Divepen1:
Lol... I did push. Rather, I can only recommend a story. The Admins are responsible for pushing the story.

Missnande:
Biko you're one of the last persons I'd want to pick a fight with on this section so kindly leave me alone! I'm entititled to an opinion and if I being a writer agrees with what he says then it means I'm reading his thoughts from another angle. Envious of popular writers ke? With one story and a short one at that,hian? btw I said he has A point!

Creeza:
gbagam!! Case won

queenitee:
Please that eyes is intimidating, lemme just sit in one corner jeje

THT80:
I didn't rubbish the efforts of anyone. I only expressed my opinion on the average quality of writing on this board, which I hope will improve. But deflecting criticism is surely not the pathway towards improvement.

Missnande:
You have a point,a good one and I agree with you.

THT80:
You guys will never be able to compete or stand shoulder to shoulder with the denizens of developed countries if you continue to oppose and deflect criticism in such a pitiable manner.

If my initial write-up wasn't as polemic as it was, it wouldn't have inspired the reaction it has inspired and I am glad it has, because this indicates that my message has been received and understood. All that remains is for the lot of you on this board to transcend you egos, educate yourselves on how to write, study the writing of better writers and try to use this acquired knowledge to improve your writing before deciding to upload it on a globally accessible forum.

THT80:
It's worrying how badly most people react to constructive criticism. If our conspicuous errors aren't pointed out to us, how then can we grow? How do we expect to move forward and improve in areas we've insinuated ourselves into? Wouldn't we just be wallowing in the muddy waters of mediocrity, all the while existing under the blind illusion that we are swimming in the warm springs of proficiency and progress? We should develop a different response to criticism. One that doesn't further illuminate our ignorance, but one that deems us worthy of further correction and guidance.

Your response to criticism is as appalling and as pathetic as the writing in all the stories I have read on this board, and it bespeaks of a tacit acknowledgement of the poverty of good writing inherent in this forum.
People respond this way when their ego is hurt from seeing the painful truth about themselves. When the ego is wounded it pushes a person to react angrily, as someone possessed by a vindictive poltergeist, rambling incoherently without making a modicum of sense, spiting vitrols, casting aspersions and employing the use of swear words, just to heal it's wounds, but all the while forgetting that the only way to heal itself is to accept the truth and make concerted efforts to receive and apply correction.

How can I enjoy reading when I have to write the material that I'll read? And where is the diversity in reading when all I read is material written by established writers and foreigners? Shouldn't I be able to say that I have read something of worth from young Nigerians as myself? Do you know how painful it is to discover the so called biggest forum in West Africa only to arrive at it's literature section and be greeted by writing that evokes the feeling of vomiting?

Yes. Excellence is a product of skill, hardwork and determination. But you failed to include practice. And one doesn't practice by crafting an unimaginative and poorly written story and uploading it's full content on a forum that's essentially a microcosm of Nigeria, and one that can be easily accessed by anyone in the world, thereby potentially reinforcing the narrative that black people, especially the ones residing in Africa, have low IQs, since it would require some level of intelligence to write something that doesn't make people puke at.

Lawlahdey:
I absolutely agree with you.
Don't vex eh? I'm a fan,btw.