Kiko
13 years ago
^I understand your frustration Bob ~smiles~ |
abracadabra
13 years ago
"But, frankly, I could care less what label is affixed to it as long as it evokes some kind of emotion and gets the reader to think a bit." |
silvershoes
13 years ago
Leave it to the mods to decide what is worthy of moderating. Continue your arguments about what is poetry and what poems deserve the front page, but you guys are wasting your breath (fingers, more like) arguing about who is being more disrespectful. |
abracadabra
13 years ago
Just like to clear up one thing. When I said "I think Bob could have been a bit more respectful in his opinion, but that's just trivial crap that should be ignored", I meant that Bob is gruff and blunt and doesn't always bother with courtesies. This can be off-putting for many, but it shouldn't be. I think it's important, in order to have a good discussion, to ignore the attitude and understand the motive behind it. |
Melpomene
13 years ago
Robert, You & I have discussed Bruce Dawe before. |
silvershoes
13 years ago
Sorry for the delayed response, Queen. |
Sherry Lynn
13 years ago
Bob, |
silvershoes
13 years ago
I'm choosing to ignore the blows at the mod squad, but I have something else I want to add to this thread. A bit of wisdom. |
The Princess
13 years ago
Although I don't agree with Bob regarding Kiko's poem as unworthy of the win because as he states it as something lesser than a poem, which frankly I don't believe, I see it every bit deserving the win and actually I loved the piece so much I was almost envious. Still I believe he has all the right to state his opinion (which some did agree with and backed) and his appeal should be looked into. |
silvershoes
13 years ago
All appeals are looked into, however, Bob's penalty is separate from this thread. The PM system does not give members permission to bully others, even if you are more likely to get away with it. |
The Princess
13 years ago
Well I guess lesson learned. No more PM's when people disagree on the boards whether good intentioned or not. I don't know about everyone but I prefer seeing whatever the person is penalized for is, especially with the appeal being in the hands with the person who penalized you to start with. |
silvershoes
13 years ago
Did someone say Sher will review the appeal? She won't. I can review it, or we can wait until the admin comes back to review it. |
Sherry Lynn
13 years ago
The appeal goes back to the mod who issued the penalty to begin with. On a fairness contention that mod then makes a post in the mod room and everyone votes. |
Narphangu
13 years ago
I'm sorry, but I think this thread is getting ridiculous. This thread is to congratulate the winners (I don't care if you like them or not, that's what the thread is here for), and great, I'm all for having a discussion to CRITIQUE the work posted... But that critique should be written in hopes that the poets critiqued will be able to consider what you say and hopefully learn from it. Instead, all I see is more political bs here, the mods did this, the judges did that. |
Ingrid
13 years ago
You are the one who just had to state your opinion and take away of the joy both the judges and the ones winning this round must have felt. |
kelleyana
13 years ago
I think everyone is entitle to their own opinion. As a matter of fact this win thing i find ridiculous. I am on here since years and it never interests me. I think the moment a poet put his or her words together and if even one person like it, then that poet is already a winner. I find too that most of the best poems that I have come across most times don’t even get a comment. I think we should all have the intelligence to accept other point-a- view other than wanting them to see things the way we see it. |
sibyllene
13 years ago
Oh, goodness. |
sibyllene
13 years ago
That was a long sentence. I'm going to try to paraphrase it. |
silvershoes
13 years ago
If ever there was a poet... Sibs would be her name. |
Narphangu
13 years ago
Isn't there a rhyming poem on the front page this week? |
silvershoes
13 years ago
"^wow, why didn't we think of that....it's not even an obvious solution because we all know everyone can't nominate poems....duh" |