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what the heck have you ever done? And what exactly are your qualifications to 'critique' somebody
Statements like this are just plain put downs and serve no useful purpose. After all what do you know about the lives of any of the people who post here or of the contributions they have made to making this world a better place? OK they may not be rich or famous but do you really have to be that to have done something with your life?
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How exactly is a statement a 'plain put down' if I have not mentioned or even alluded to a single person, but only an innapropriate attitude? I think you need to re-read my post, Em, you would realize that I am commenting on people who have (according to Meat) sent nasty pm's to him, or have posted repeatedly (on different sites) mean, and often un-tuthfull things. I have not suggested who these people are- and when I say "what exactly are your qualifications" I am not IMPLYING that the poster need to be "rich or famous" (as you seem to have read into my statement somehow) but that if you read PUBLISHED music critiques, they tend to be more balanced than: "oh the whole thing just sucked." I am saying that people who sit back and tear people apart without making any contributions THEMSELVES are pathetic- and I stand by that statement...which has NOTHING to do with fame or money (I really have NO IDEA how you got THAT from my post) This doesn't refer to normal criticisms for a show/album etc- I used the phrase 'tear apart' does this not tell you that I am talking about a more extreme attitude and not constructive comments???
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it is this: constructive criticisms are one thing, calling somebody a liar for being ill- quite another. I think that you have taken my statement WILDLY out of context and that if you were to re-read it in the context that it was posted (RE: Meat Loaf signing off this board, being quite angry with PM's he was receiving from people) you would not be so judgemental of me.
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Personally I think that anyone who has bought a ticket has the right to make comments on what they paid to see. Surely Meat’s intelligent enough to know when his performances are below his previous standards. Would he then want people to write just how wonderful the performance was, that would just make these people sycophants and Meat would surely know it wasn’t entirely true.
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1> I never implied that people could not make comments on what they paid to see- only that intelligent critiques are more balanced and thought out than flames.
2. ' below his previous standards' is your opinion- one that I don't personally agree with. I haven't said that people shouldn't voice criticism- only that people shouldn't tear people apart- and that EVERYBODY has an opinion- it DOES NOT make it right.
3. 'Sycophant' is being used an awfull lot on several of these boards without people understanding it's meaning, Em. So here : "self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite" (Websters College Dictionary)
I was simply criticising those that go out to tear people apart. Your post suggests that anybody who posts something positive about Meat's latest is a 'fawning parasite'???? If you are defending people's right to have an opinion, it's hardly fair to say that anybody who disagrees with a negative opinion is a 'fawning parasite'.
Calling everyone who disagrees with negative statements 'sycophants' ?:
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Statements like this are just plain put downs and serve no useful purpose.
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