in general, comments in the poetry threads should be about the poem in the first post.
if it looks like something needs discussing which doesn't or won't help the poet with the poem posted in the first post, create a thread in the poetry discussion forum with an url leading back to the thread where the seed was born. sometimes dissecting a point of a poem with other critics has little to do with said poem and very soon wanders so far away from the poem that the poem is forgotten and thread's intent is changed beyond recognition. normally i'd say "keep it to the poem and interact with the poet not other cirtics/admin" the above should have been pointed out after the first query or the 2nd off topic post. we're not being heavy with this method of moderation, we're just trying to make sure a poem isn't being buried under stuff that would work better in the poetry discussion forum.
the poetry threads are for posting poetry and for response between critic and poet. should it arise that a critic wishes to ask another critic or poets in general a question, please do so in the discussion forum and open the subject up to it widest audience, no warnings were given in the making of this post and no poets were terribly hurt
stay on topic/mod
if it looks like something needs discussing which doesn't or won't help the poet with the poem posted in the first post, create a thread in the poetry discussion forum with an url leading back to the thread where the seed was born. sometimes dissecting a point of a poem with other critics has little to do with said poem and very soon wanders so far away from the poem that the poem is forgotten and thread's intent is changed beyond recognition. normally i'd say "keep it to the poem and interact with the poet not other cirtics/admin" the above should have been pointed out after the first query or the 2nd off topic post. we're not being heavy with this method of moderation, we're just trying to make sure a poem isn't being buried under stuff that would work better in the poetry discussion forum.
the poetry threads are for posting poetry and for response between critic and poet. should it arise that a critic wishes to ask another critic or poets in general a question, please do so in the discussion forum and open the subject up to it widest audience, no warnings were given in the making of this post and no poets were terribly hurt
stay on topic/mod