03-08-2016, 09:49 AM
26 years ago I was writing on some hardly remembered BBS. It was the kind of place where people argued over Zenos paradoxes and the color black. I remember mentioning writing poetry, something very important to me at the time. Someone posted back "cool, do a poem." I found not only did I have nothing in return, but I couldn't come up with anything until just recently. It's been going in my head for a long time, just nothing down. Now I have to see if I can catch back up. I have my theories as to why it's trying to boil back up, but like opinions and buttholes...
Anyway to the board: allow for a few things. One, some people do need reassurance/ encouragement. You have done that with me, esp. Ellajam, who encourage us to keep trying. That is sad but true.
Next, if someone's poem is of the sort, it should be moved from novice to mild to serious. Also, rewrites should be allowed to move also, with the appropriate title changes etc.
Be merciless on four posters. They should wear a hat of shame or something.
Require and somehow enforce people to thank those who have commented on their poems, I know having people thank me for my input has made me feel like I was truly helping.
Anyway to the board: allow for a few things. One, some people do need reassurance/ encouragement. You have done that with me, esp. Ellajam, who encourage us to keep trying. That is sad but true.
Next, if someone's poem is of the sort, it should be moved from novice to mild to serious. Also, rewrites should be allowed to move also, with the appropriate title changes etc.
Be merciless on four posters. They should wear a hat of shame or something.
Require and somehow enforce people to thank those who have commented on their poems, I know having people thank me for my input has made me feel like I was truly helping.