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critique at risk of death threat?
I've never had hate mail but I did get an email from a photographer I never ended up working with telling my porfolio sucked and that I should shoot with people that have some talent. I got a message from another photographer (some time ago now) abusing me and ranting about me not crediting them on an image - and when I responded to tell them that I had indeed credited them on the image along with the designer, they never responded. I think some people are just a little too impulsive and unhinged for their own good. I mean, who sends death threats? (Besides people in the critique forum scorned over honest words?) Sep 05 06 05:18 am Link Show my post damn you! Sep 05 06 05:19 am Link oldguysrule wrote: If I have negative comments to make I send the person a e-mail explaining why I feel that way. A death threat, sounds like a damn fool, but I guess there are many on this site. Sep 05 06 06:39 am Link GRHorn wrote: "Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." .. I forget the source, Sep 05 06 07:13 am Link oldguysrule wrote: That's why I don't put my pictures up in the critique forum. So I won't have to kill anyone. Sep 05 06 07:37 am Link wonder what they'll do if/when a real agency takes the time to give them feedback...probably suicide or murderous rampage or something like that... despite my certainty that the images i presented were perfect the first feedback i got from an agency person was pretty ruthless (and very insightful)! Sep 05 06 07:57 am Link Hate mail and death threats? Geez, on another forum when I got a critique that bordered on being cruel, I just took it with a grain of salt, and ignored it. Never occurred to me to send out hate mail! What was I thinking? I have given my opinion on photos, usually positive, but occasionally given my opinions as to what might improve them, but never recieved any hate mail, and certainly never sent any out! Some people are just more thin skinned, I guess!! Keep on speaking up, tho...there are those of us out here who don't know it all yet, and love to learn from others! Sep 05 06 08:58 am Link oldguysrule wrote: Hmmm must mean you're doing something right. Sep 05 06 09:45 am Link I've certainly had my share of hate mail, but so far no actual death threats. Those kind of responses seem to me to validate one of my firmly held beliefs about human nature: the extraordinary value we place on illusion. We all have myths and illusions about ourselves; some of them are entirely divorced from reality. Some folks feel the need to have those illusions validated, and when they aren't, or are even shattered, it is a wrenching experience. It's akin to having your most valuable possession stolen from you. Given the choice between a useful truth and a comfortable illusion, many, many people will choose the latter - and even fight for it. Sep 05 06 10:02 am Link oldguysrule wrote: Maybe you're over interpreting something like "I'd kill for a more positive comment"? Sep 05 06 11:23 am Link KM von Seidl wrote: Do you remember the hatefulness that emerged with the fois gras thread a week or so ago? It was pretty amazing. Just searched for that thread and couldn't find it. Wonder if it was pulled? Sep 05 06 11:30 am Link I find that most people hate hearing the truth. I try to tell the truth based upon my opinion of any persons work. It is only my opinion and should not ruin anyone's day. It gets pretty old when people comments is just BS looking for a BS reply in return. But when you are dealing with the egos that post upon these boards, what do you expect~ the truth! ~M.Alan Sep 05 06 11:32 am Link Curt Burgess wrote: Yeah, but if it was a thread about veal escort pate, you'd feel the hate. Sep 05 06 02:43 pm Link MHana wrote: This needs to be posted on top of the Critique forum. Sep 05 06 04:18 pm Link "Anonymity" (which is an illusion) coupled with facelessness, coupled with stupidity, coupled with deep-seated insecurity, coupled with flat-out misanthropy. People, please remember we're all people. And it should be noted that the OP is about one of the most helpful people on this website. And if they knew just who they were saying such things to, they'd realize they just gave themselves a much bigger reason to feel insecure. (Was going to try to diffuse a little with humor but, nah, there ain't nothing funny about this...) Sep 05 06 04:26 pm Link rickOPIOLA wrote: oldguysrule wrote: Well you do have a pretty offensive smell Rich after a 20 hour flight trom Europe hehe .....or one of our 12-14 hour photoshoots. But then again I guess I do too! Sep 05 06 04:56 pm Link |
