02-07-2026, 08:53 PM
I don't think the old rules were as clear as we think.
Intensive was intensive, but tectak made it line by line and it became line by line. Nobody's got time for line by line anymore.
Mild was intended to be mild so as not to scare the poster. I remember heslopian dropping me a note for being unduly harsh in mild. But most people took Mild to be directional, not line by line critique.
Basic was where ray made every noob poster feel like he was Ted Hughes.
I think Basic still retains its function, but there's no need to have two fora for serious cririque. A single one should suffice.
Intensive was intensive, but tectak made it line by line and it became line by line. Nobody's got time for line by line anymore.
Mild was intended to be mild so as not to scare the poster. I remember heslopian dropping me a note for being unduly harsh in mild. But most people took Mild to be directional, not line by line critique.
Basic was where ray made every noob poster feel like he was Ted Hughes.
I think Basic still retains its function, but there's no need to have two fora for serious cririque. A single one should suffice.