Hey TREE - I assume you are asking me... And that's a tough question. Anyway - I'll put it this way... The JPiC Administrator (that would be I
) would like to see the focus be on the SHARING within our Community, more so than the technical aspect of the Literary craft... Just my opinion
But really you have to consider - You have met several people here @ JPiC that you've become familiar with... I think:
1. There's a comfort factor...
If I don't know you and wanna test the waters by sharing a poem with the Community - the last thing I want for anyone to do is to point out how I mispelled fcuk OR how I misplaced 5 commas in 1 stanza OR how YOU would 1st begin by........ And then proceed to rip apart my poem.
1st thing I'm gonna do is respectfully to tell you to bud out of my poem and my post....
Believe it or not - this is a HUGE issue for some people. Had a girl cry to me the other day about somebody critiquing her work - when all she wanted to do was share a bit of her poetry - She's no longer a participating Member - And it's sad, as her poetry is really FABULOUS!
2. There's a reason why we at JPiC have the Critique Saloon - It's for indepth critiques.
There are several poems in the Critique Saloon - I'm sure people would love for you to help them get their piece ready for publication OR just to better their poetry craft...
3. Of course it depends on TACT...
Just interacting with your fellow poet is one reason for the NECESSITY of JPiC... I've been on poetry forums where people will just tear you apart for the the stray misplaced semi-colon... LIKEWISE - I've been on forums where the only comment you'll get on a poem that you post is:
Nice! OR WOW! OR Interesting! OR Wow - Nice! OR bablablablablablabla AND etcetera...
THUS the rules thread, which includes a lengthy section about Forum Etiquette...
JPiC Posting Policy
So in short - to answer your question I would say: "Hmmmm, Yes"
Jacquii.
