Re: Comment on comments (or lack of)

Posted by bhm1954 on 2008/9/1 8:15:38

My simple apology opened a can of worms and that was not my intent. I had been told that some of my comments were either bothering some people or could influence them negativly. The comments that followed my apology surprised me.

After reading what others said I was rather confused about what to do about my comments. Some like my comments, some think they are just fluff, and others think I have no right to comment on their art because I don't do that kind of art. (I have actually tried my hand at all the art types, I have done and posted 2 manips, tried drawing but they sucked so I didn't post them, colored many drawings and posted them, and I have even tried 3D. I found 3D very difficult and never posted the picture I am still working on.)

I have thought for several days on what to do about making comments. I have decided to continue to make comments on most if not all of the art posted here. I probably will still make comments like "cool", "awesome", and "I like this" but I will also try to make more constuctive comments also. I will not say "not my thing" or "I like your other stuff better" anymore.

One more thing, if any artists would rather NOT receive comments from me on the work, PM me and tell me that and I will stop commenting on your work.

I do not care about my post count (it is just a number), I just comment to try and be a nice guy and because I thought people enjoyed comments on their work (I know I do). I do this because I enjoy it. Some of the joy has now been taken out of it.