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Ok slowly making my through the thread, so excuse me for posting the other things, just catching up on the conversation
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gone77
All right, I know I'm late to the game on this, but I have to say I'm a bit disturbed here.
I'm going to get straight to the point here -- Does the contributor really deserve all of this elitist criticism? I know some people might ... more
I'm going to get straight to the point here -- Does the contributor really deserve all of this elitist criticism? I know some people might ... more
All right, I know I'm late to the game on this, but I have to say I'm a bit disturbed here.
I'm going to get straight to the point here -- Does the contributor really deserve all of this elitist criticism? I know some people might think my use of the word is harsh, but let's call a spade a spade, okay? You know we love constructive criticisms, but there's constructive and then there's destructive. And I hate to say it, but that's the vibe I'm getting here and in the comments on the review.
Did she take kindly to the comments on her review? Nope, but honestly, neither would I. Had it been me, I would have been very upset and possibly have given up on EF. This is NOT the impression we want to give new people. What have we become? I understand people's concerns about the quality of her review, but I see more attacking here than helpfulness. And it makes me sad.
Have you noticed she's not here to defend herself while people are picking apart her motivations? She is probably (or was depending on how she feels now) just getting to know EF and all that we have to offer. And the community offers her this right out of the gate? C'mon, guys, I know you're better than this.
Speaking of motivations, I think it's great that some of you started out with the intention to educate consumers and contribute to the EF community. But not everyone starts out this way, or even goes in this direction, and it's not wrong that they came here for free toys.
As others have pointed, less than awesome reviews happen, and I do not see how this is such a huge detriment to EF. Believe me, if it was, we'd be all over this. But with all of our projects and responsibilities, we shouldn't have to step out to remind people to be nicer to the new reviewers.
Please remember that tact goes a long way. There's nothing wrong with giving someone a gentle nudge toward a different direction, but perhaps we can do that privately instead of publicly raking someone over the coals.
One more thing, and I know y'all are going to be offended by this, but do we really need people to repeat the criticisms that have been made? This is a few people berating one reviewer. I think it's a bit much, like a lynch mob. Again, I know this seems harsh, but I'm disappointed in this behavior. Please, guys, let's all take a deep breath and remember that this is a community and we're here to support each other and those who wish to make this their home as well. less
I'm going to get straight to the point here -- Does the contributor really deserve all of this elitist criticism? I know some people might think my use of the word is harsh, but let's call a spade a spade, okay? You know we love constructive criticisms, but there's constructive and then there's destructive. And I hate to say it, but that's the vibe I'm getting here and in the comments on the review.
Did she take kindly to the comments on her review? Nope, but honestly, neither would I. Had it been me, I would have been very upset and possibly have given up on EF. This is NOT the impression we want to give new people. What have we become? I understand people's concerns about the quality of her review, but I see more attacking here than helpfulness. And it makes me sad.
Have you noticed she's not here to defend herself while people are picking apart her motivations? She is probably (or was depending on how she feels now) just getting to know EF and all that we have to offer. And the community offers her this right out of the gate? C'mon, guys, I know you're better than this.
Speaking of motivations, I think it's great that some of you started out with the intention to educate consumers and contribute to the EF community. But not everyone starts out this way, or even goes in this direction, and it's not wrong that they came here for free toys.
As others have pointed, less than awesome reviews happen, and I do not see how this is such a huge detriment to EF. Believe me, if it was, we'd be all over this. But with all of our projects and responsibilities, we shouldn't have to step out to remind people to be nicer to the new reviewers.
Please remember that tact goes a long way. There's nothing wrong with giving someone a gentle nudge toward a different direction, but perhaps we can do that privately instead of publicly raking someone over the coals.
One more thing, and I know y'all are going to be offended by this, but do we really need people to repeat the criticisms that have been made? This is a few people berating one reviewer. I think it's a bit much, like a lynch mob. Again, I know this seems harsh, but I'm disappointed in this behavior. Please, guys, let's all take a deep breath and remember that this is a community and we're here to support each other and those who wish to make this their home as well. less
I was involved in both of the mentioned reviews, and the last thing I want is for someone to think I'm thinking I'm "elite" or better than anyone. My rank is only 6, for crying out loud!
I do take her comments as an attack, hence the harsh comment of mine about 4th grade English. I was quite offended, but since reading through this thread I have realized that it was and will never be my place to say such things to someone, especially new. I can't say it would have offended me because I look for constructive criticism always on my reviews. I actually get more offended if I don't get feedback on them.
That being said, I will watch my comments to new reviewers and take their feelings more into account. It just bothers me when I see others trying to help this person out and, IMO, she attacked first. I know that is a pretty immature statement- "she did it first!" but I felt the need to defend the other reviewers who commented, because I feel like they are my friends and I don't appreciate people being rude.
Again, slowly making my way through this thread, so sorry if the above posts of mine seem rude...