Reconstructing Criticism

Jason Thibeault

Those of my loyal readers who are fond of criticizing me, my actions, or my tone, but don’t seem to know how to do it constructively, should read these posts by the indefatigable Stephanie Zvan.  This is an ongoing series — the master post is here.

Or, alternately, you can drop the pretense of constructive criticism and just accept that you’re REALLY hoping to cow yr. humble scrivener into submission. Don’t worry, that’s okay with me. Just understand that it’ll take a hell of a lot to manage that. I’m pretty damned pigheaded and I enjoy a good smashmouth thread now and then. Like the one that started off being about people dodging responsibility with regard to ecological disasters and rapidly turned into a “stop bashing religion” thread that’s still ongoing presently. (Well, that is, unless I’VE cowed everyone else into submission…)

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Reconstructing Criticism

About the author

Hi! I'm a tech guy, skeptic, feminist, gamer and atheist, and love OSS and science of all stripes. I enjoy a good bit of whargarbl now and again, and will occasionally even seek it out. I am also apparently responsible for the death of common sense on the internet. My bad.

I have opinions. So do you. You want to share them with me. I would like to do likewise. Please don't expect a platform for proselytizing that will go unchecked and unchallenged, though. Contact me via the clicky thingies under my banner.

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One thought on “Reconstructing Criticism”

  1. George W.
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    I wouldn’t call myself a “loyal reader” just yet but rest assured that if I want to criticize you it will show no pretense of being constructive. I fancy myself a bit of an ass.

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