How to critique

[Gerryswo]

Hi,

I'm a newby. I'm not sure if this is where I should be posing this question, but I don't see any other option, so here I go.

How do I critique? By that I mean what is the process for submitting a critique? Can I write my critique offline in Word and post it? Does PP have its own critiquing protocol that requires me to critique here and not on Word? Basically, I think I'm looking for step by step procedure for critiquing a poem.

Since I know nothing, anything you can tell me will help.

Thank you.

[Tiger the Lion]

Hi,

I'm a newby. I'm not sure if this is where I should be posing this question, but I don't see any other option, so here I go.

How do I critique? By that I mean what is the process for submitting a critique? Can I write my critique offline in Word and post it? Does PP have its own critiquing protocol that requires me to critique here and not on Word? Basically, I think I'm looking for step by step procedure for critiquing a poem.

Since I know nothing, anything you can tell me will help.

Thank you.

You can copy and paste from Word and most other apps without too many formatting issues. Or you can reply directly on the site. There is a "preview post" option near the bottom of your screen if you are worried how a reply might appear.

[Gerryswo]

Hi,

I'm a newby. I'm not sure if this is where I should be posing this question, but I don't see any other option, so here I go.

How do I critique? By that I mean what is the process for submitting a critique? Can I write my critique offline in Word and post it? Does PP have its own critiquing protocol that requires me to critique here and not on Word? Basically, I think I'm looking for step by step procedure for critiquing a poem.

Since I know nothing, anything you can tell me will help.

Thank you.

You can copy and paste from Word and most other apps without too many formatting issues. Or you can reply directly on the site. There is a "preview post" option near the bottom of your screen if you are worried how a reply might appear.

So, do I just click on a given poem and then select the REPLY button to submit a critique?

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[TranquillityBase]

So, do I just click on a given poem and then select the REPLY button to submit a critique?

If you click on the little reply button at the bottom border of the posted poem, it will quote the poem, so you can make annotations next to the text of the poem, or write comments below it.

If you click on the big New Reply button, you don't get the poem quoted, but can type in you comments in there about the poem.

You can then post it, preview it (as Tiger mentioned) and then post it, or even save a draft if you want to go back to it later.

There's a learning curve as with anything else.  If you post something you didn't intend to, I believe the moderators can delete it for you if you ask.

Hope this helps.

TqB

P.S.  I see you've already posted one, so this is probably redundant......

[Gerryswo]

So, do I just click on a given poem and then select the REPLY button to submit a critique?

If you click on the little reply button at the bottom border of the posted poem, it will quote the poem, so you can make annotations next to the text of the poem, or write comments below it.

If you click on the big New Reply button, you don't get the poem quoted, but can type in you comments in there about the poem.

You can then post it, preview it (as Tiger mentioned) and then post it, or even save a draft if you want to go back to it later.

There's a learning curve as with anything else.  If you post something you didn't intend to, I believe the moderators can delete it for you if you ask.

Hope this helps.

TqB

P.S.  I see you've already posted one, so this is probably redundant......

Very helpful thankyou.

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So, do I just click on a given poem and then select the REPLY button to submit a critique?

If you click on the little reply button at the bottom border of the posted poem, it will quote the poem, so you can make annotations next to the text of the poem, or write comments below it.

If you click on the big New Reply button, you don't get the poem quoted, but can type in you comments in there about the poem.

You can then post it, preview it (as Tiger mentioned) and then post it, or even save a draft if you want to go back to it later.

There's a learning curve as with anything else.  If you post something you didn't intend to, I believe the moderators can delete it for you if you ask.

Hope this helps.

TqB

P.S.  I see you've already posted one, so this is probably redundant......

On a similar subject: When I make changes to a poem based on critiques do I just overwrite the original poem or submit it anew?

[TranquillityBase]

On a similar subject: When I make changes to a poem based on critiques do I just overwrite the original poem or submit it anew?

The usual method is to "hide" the previous version or version using some simple coding, then enter your revision above (in your original post).  Like this:

Your
new
version


The code is [_pre verse_] (without the spaces noted in red)

your
old 
version

[_/pre verse_] (without the spaces noted in red)

The coding creates a "Previous Versions" button that people can click if they want to see the previous versions.

[Knot]

You might browse here

http://www.pigpenpoetry.com/forum-66.html

specifically
http://www.pigpenpoetry.com/thread-6438.html

[CRNDLSM]

Fluffing up your critique with filler words doesn't make it valid. Like cheating on an essay to make it fit the page length limit, just to bump this thread for others having a hard time, an other, one specific person really, who probably thinks they're not the person, this was a pointless post don't mind me