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<blockquote data-quote="mythago" data-source="post: 1681258" data-attributes="member: 3019"><p>Well, RPGgirl, now that makes two of us who are insulted.</p><p> </p><p>First: yes, I read your story in detail. I don't know why you seized on my malaprop of "Doug" for "Dale" as an assumption that I didn't, especially when I referenced other details that were, in fact, present. (I'm not sure why I kept writing Doug, either.) My comments about the Wicker Man were not because I didn't read what was going on. They were criticisms, because I didn't think your progression made any narrative sense: it went from Doug's most recent humiliation to...well, logically it would be to the furthest away in time, which would have been his parents the family to the mill town, not his issues with Jessica in his final year of high school. Having Dale remember the events out of order, and then the Wicker Man going after his hurts in exactly that order, seemed like a contrived way to save Jessica for the heroic finale.</p><p> </p><p>Second, we judges don't comment on everything in every story. If you want more detailed feedback, ask for it. If you want to know why a judge didn't say anything about your picture use, ask why. (In my case, because I didn't think yours was particularly good *or* bad, just adequate.)</p><p> </p><p>And finally, on the judgment being delayed, I don't <em>post</em> them, I just send them on to the Big Guy. Mine was sent in to alsih2o days ago. </p><p> </p><p>Part of being in Ceramic DM (and, in general, about being an author) is that not everybody will see or remark on everything you put in. Sometimes you will be yelling "What do you MEAN you didn't understand that scene?!" Sometimes you will be shaking your head that the judge completely missed your perfect characterization of the villain or your really sharp use of Photo #4. And sometimes you will get a pass because you <em>did</em> screw up, and at most one person caught it.</p><p> </p><p>All of the judges this round have been in Ceramic DMs before. We all know what it's like to wait and wait and wait for a judgement, to feel like the judges just <em>did not get</em> what you wrote, or to feel that you were treated unfairly. We all know what it's like to work hard on a story and read a judgment thinking "That was all you had to say about it, after I busted my fanny?" So be assured that we <em>are</em> reading what you write carefully. We make mistakes and are human and all that stuff, so yes, there's nothing wrong with pointing out an error (may I never have a boss named Dale), or asking for a little more expanded criticism.</p><p> </p><p>But I'm more than a little annoyed at being accused of being a lazy doof because I didn't write an essay-length dissection of your story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mythago, post: 1681258, member: 3019"] Well, RPGgirl, now that makes two of us who are insulted. First: yes, I read your story in detail. I don't know why you seized on my malaprop of "Doug" for "Dale" as an assumption that I didn't, especially when I referenced other details that were, in fact, present. (I'm not sure why I kept writing Doug, either.) My comments about the Wicker Man were not because I didn't read what was going on. They were criticisms, because I didn't think your progression made any narrative sense: it went from Doug's most recent humiliation to...well, logically it would be to the furthest away in time, which would have been his parents the family to the mill town, not his issues with Jessica in his final year of high school. Having Dale remember the events out of order, and then the Wicker Man going after his hurts in exactly that order, seemed like a contrived way to save Jessica for the heroic finale. Second, we judges don't comment on everything in every story. If you want more detailed feedback, ask for it. If you want to know why a judge didn't say anything about your picture use, ask why. (In my case, because I didn't think yours was particularly good *or* bad, just adequate.) And finally, on the judgment being delayed, I don't [i]post[/i] them, I just send them on to the Big Guy. Mine was sent in to alsih2o days ago. Part of being in Ceramic DM (and, in general, about being an author) is that not everybody will see or remark on everything you put in. Sometimes you will be yelling "What do you MEAN you didn't understand that scene?!" Sometimes you will be shaking your head that the judge completely missed your perfect characterization of the villain or your really sharp use of Photo #4. And sometimes you will get a pass because you [i]did[/i] screw up, and at most one person caught it. All of the judges this round have been in Ceramic DMs before. We all know what it's like to wait and wait and wait for a judgement, to feel like the judges just [i]did not get[/i] what you wrote, or to feel that you were treated unfairly. We all know what it's like to work hard on a story and read a judgment thinking "That was all you had to say about it, after I busted my fanny?" So be assured that we [i]are[/i] reading what you write carefully. We make mistakes and are human and all that stuff, so yes, there's nothing wrong with pointing out an error (may I never have a boss named Dale), or asking for a little more expanded criticism. But I'm more than a little annoyed at being accused of being a lazy doof because I didn't write an essay-length dissection of your story. [/QUOTE]
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