Advertisement
    Home        Articles        Reviews        Gallery        Contests        Forums     Search Login
Forums
 Introduction
 Posting guidelines
 Forum key
New Messages
Forum List
 News Forums
   GeneralJul 24 
   IndustryJul 24 
   Shows & ClubsJul 18 
 Site Forums
   ArticlesMay 16
   Build LogsJul 24
   ReviewsJun 26
   GalleryJul 24
   ContestsJul 22
 Modelling Forums
   KitsJul 23 
   ConstructionJul 15 
   PaintingJul 22 
   FiguresJul 7 
   DioramasJul 24 
   1-48th ScaleJul 23 
   Small ScaleJul 17 
 Research Forums
   WW2Jul 24 
   Post WW2Jul 24 
   Pre WW2Jun 17 
 Classifieds Ads
   Buy & SellJul 24 
   CommercialJul 24 
 

Forums - News / General

For General modelling or hobby-related topics that are not covered by any other specific forum. Please keep to topics concerning the hobby.
Topics  2914
Messages  21253
 Subject:  No need to critisize.....List thread.  
  
 Date:  Sep 21, 2007
 From:  Mark Austen 
When I think of criticism I think of one word, "disapproval".
I would never critisize another modeler's work on a web site. Not even if I became a world class modeler would I ever critisize another person's work. The only time actual criticism is necessary would be as a judge for a show and it is only done then to seperate one model from another for the purpose of giving awards.
There are several posters on this site that usually do not say much except when they want to hammer someone for what they see as a fault with a model. There is one person that comes to mind that does this all the time and I think it's odd that he does this and yet does not have one model posted on this site. From what I have learned I don't think this person is even a modeler. I'll never accept criticism from someone that doesn't spend the hours and hours needed to put together a quality model
I really respect Mike Powers and he told me something I'll never forget. He said it isn't difficult to tell the difference between someone who cares and offers advice from someone who is a prick and simply wants to critisize your work.You simply have to pay no attention to the latter.
Friendly, tactful advice is great. Criticism should be left to the judges at shows.
 
Thread Listing 
  It is just a hobby! - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . not for me - Michael Bedard - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . more than a hobby - Frank Forster - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: more than a hobby - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Kip Rudge - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Dave Williams - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Paul Roberts - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: more than a hobby - Julian - Oct 4, 2007
. . . Thanks David, my thoughts exactly - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . Par for the course - rob galassi - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Par for the course - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: Par for the course - John Naja - Sep 20, 2007
. . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Dan Austen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Jeff - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Mike - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Kevin Johnson - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Kevin Johnson - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Narcissism of small differences - Paul A. Owen - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perfect example... - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Perfect example... - Paul A. Owen - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worked on me - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FYI - Michael Bedard - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks Mike - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . So we all agree..... - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: So we all agree..... - Paul Cunningham - Sep 20, 2007
. . . David, take it from me....... - Alan Leong - Sep 21, 2007
. . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Mike - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . No need to critisize..... - Mark Austen - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: No need to critisize..... - Chris Oldfield - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4p from Dave if you please.... - Dave Williams - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . So what is a critique, then? This goes on a while... - Andrew Herbert - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . True Andrew, but.... - Mark Austen - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Many Things to Everyone - Tim Streeter - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic promoted - Paul A. Owen - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Andrew Herbert - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Mark Austen - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Andrew Herbert - Sep 24, 2007
. . . Re: It is just a hobby! - David Golinsky - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Robert Cline - Sep 22, 2007
. . . "Hobby" has nothing to do with it - Kurt Laughlin - Sep 23, 2007
. . . Why TL is the best place for this kind of discussion - Michael Powers - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Why TL is the best place for this kind of discussion - Andrew Herbert - Sep 24, 2007
    Home        Articles        Reviews        Gallery        Contests        Forums     Contact Track-Link