On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 13:02:29 -0500, Renderdog wrote:

> simian wrote:
>>I don't know how things go here but I read the comments on a few as
>>compared to the scores and ranking. Looks like only those who like
>>something post comments on it. I did not see positive comments
>>reflecting ranking.
>>
>> This could be a study in demographics if someone has the time. Sort of,
>>If you can't say something good don't say anything, as a voter policy.
> 
> 
> For me there were a few different reasons for not commenting on an
> image:
> 
> 1) The image was very poor *and* was just "thrown together" or violated
> the rules. If they didn't take the time to do a serious entry then I'm
> not going to waste my time commenting on it.
> 
> 2) I didn't personally like the image for some reason, but it's through
> no fault of the creator, so I felt any comment I made wouldn't be
> useful.
> 
> 3) The image didn't elicit a strong enough reaction from me to comment,
> even though I may have scored it highly.
> 
> I try to be positive because I know how much it means to the artist, and
> I tried to balance negative comments with at least one positive.
> 
> People are different in how they accept criticism, and since I don't
> know these people I worry that a purely negative (but constructive)
> criticism may not be well received. A text message can sometimes be
> misinterpreted; I can see how a comment is received in person, but
> there's no way to know if I'm communicating properly in a posted
> comment.
> 
> This was my first experience voting so I'm interested in what others
> think about this issue.

	The one that struck me was the falling over word MOMENT. The comments
could have been right out of praise for a new art exhibit in the New York
Times yet is scored far below average in all categories. The words
'daring' and 'minimalist' were used. That is artsy fartsy from the getgo.

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