Lingering Madness

There is a situation on one of the forums I visit and I thought I would open a discussion about it here. 

It's been brought to my attention that certain vidders post their work begging and pleading for feedback. This is done by yelling in all caps or with the addition of guilt, such as, 'I have no feedback, I guess you don't like me so I'm leaving'. This last tactic, of course, results in a varied amount of 'Oh no, I was busy, here's my feedback or so sorry, I love your vids, don't go' blah blah blah. I've only seen this from newbies so far and I've got to say, they've got us wrapped around their little fingers. 

Well, I'm cutting the cord!

I admit, I usually don't leave fb if I don't like the vid. Even if there is something I do like, but the majority sucked in my opinion, I remain silent. I feel that to speak out about what I didn't like will have me being slammed as someone who flames and as mean. Well, I don't and I'm not! 

When did honest fb become extinct? When did we start walking on eggshells around tender newbies? 

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that we should insult, ridicule or belittle fledgling vidders. But I am saying that we should not respond with *love* *squeals* or *jaw-dropping envy* when the video is crap just to keep someone's feelings from being hurt. 

We post our videos in forums and on lj's to recieve FB from those who have more experience. To learn whether or not we did well or if we need to work on something more. It's a learning experience. There are vidders that I love and who always amaze me with their skill, but I do not always like their vids. We hit the mark with one vid and with our next we miss big. It's never constant, it's never always wonderful. Perfection is never the goal. Improvement is. If we can learn from FB and criticism then we can improve. It will be visible from our first video to our last. If you can see no difference in style or technique from your first and last video's then you haven't learned a thing.

I don't know what else to say on this topic, so I open the floor. I would love to hear what you all have to say on this subject. Whether you agree or not, your opinion matters and I would be glad to hear it.

So, I've got a real rant prepared for this evening's edition of WTF?

I've had an interesting week and a half and have taken the time to contemplate the events that occurred and am now ready to share in a semi-calm fashion, that which has irritated, frustrated and pissed me off to no end. So, strap in and prepare for one hell of a bitch-fest!

First, let me say that I will be naming names and making accusations and will be making sweeping generalizations. And I won't be apologizing for any of it! 

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