Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well said. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of > S Dimitrov > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 3:44 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Constructive Criticism > > > Even a negative criticism has to have a pedagogic element to > it. When the extent of the criticism is just an irresponsible > bluntness, without a recourse to a revelatory dialogue, then > that can't qualify as a critique. A critique is a dialogue, > not a monologue. > Slobodan Dimitrov > > > "SonC (Sonny Carter)" wrote: > > But in the case of "That's the worst picture I've ever seen," the > > criticism was clearly meant to be brutal, not brutally frank, > > especially when that was the extent of the criticism. > > > > That's when I understand that great phrase, (was it you or Slobadon > > posted,) "draw the veil of charity."h > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-> users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html