Garbz
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@Garbz quote: Summary comments along the lines of "I like it!" or "Great job!" or "It sucks!" do no one any good and will be avoided at all costs.
well this is someone's opinion. and obviously shared by others. but i disagree that
the positive words of encouragement 'do no good'. we can say encouraging things
and also give constructive help. there seems to be defensiveness over the 'words'
of the ideology of this 'pact' and yet an intolerance of kind words used elsewhere.
No I think we are agreeing on the same thing here. Positive words are all good and fine but WITH the constructive help. That's all. If you know why someone things it's good then you learn a LOT more. Suppose you upload an image and I say "It's great". Now you can either agree smugly while learning nothing, agree and spend an hour trying to figure out why the heck I think it's great, or just completely stare blankly thinking it was rubbish. Now suppose I say "It's great, the converging lines really draw attention to the subject" You get all the praise, and learn something about why someone likes a photo, and in the case of many newbies you may also learn why you yourself really like the photo.
This is the same thing as reading through a photo book and realising something basic like the rule of thirds for the first time. When someone tells you it's great because the subject is off centre and it keeps they eye interested, it's quite a bit different from "it's great", awesome now I don't know how to repeat this greatness.
The words "Great Job" aren't bad, unless they are the only words. Otherwise it becomes a huge guessing game as to what made your picture great, which really sucks if you're learning, trust me I've been there.