A general question to the house

[ksmith]

When critique crosses the line into cruelty, who is served?

Besides the author au jus, that is.

UPDATE: posted in the Comments section.

Comments

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why nihilistic_kid posts so vituperatively on everything. He must get something out of it, as do his readers. I suspect it is the pleasure of the bad review (and I must confess I enjoy a really scathing movie review as much as the next person).

Yeah, so do I. Especially when I feel the work isn't particularly good anyway. It's like justification--yes, I have taste. Not making any money, but taste I got.

I also want to state for the record that comments like "well, if this can get nominated, I guess anything can" can hurt more people than just the author of the story under discussion.

Been there, heard that. The cool comfort comes from the fact that the people who say that haven't been nominated.

*glyph of one-finger salute*

Congratulations on the nom, David, and good luck.