[ SECRET POST #2660 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2660 ⌋

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Re: OP

[chardmonster]

Another thing (sorry to add, just ended up back here):

You say there are people you can confirm like these long crits--I was skeptical earlier but let's face it, everyone's different. Maybe it makes sense to limit this effort to people who know you? Otherwise it can come off as a bit aggressive.

Example: I'm a history phD student who is mostly friends offline with other history PhD students. This is a really, really writing heavy field, and most of us (at least in my department) are not only aiming to disseminate research but write well.

If I'm giving a friend crit, I'm going to be incisive and go in depth--I'm going to really pick apart sentences and tell them when they aren't working. This is because we have a relationship, so they know I'm easygoing and like them. I would never, ever be as incisive with a stranger--say, someone at a conference--because they do not know me. I might criticize them for their argument, but I'm not going to go in depth about writing unless specifically invited. That just isn't my place, and it's rather presumptive--not to mention possibly insulting--to presume I am.

I realize online writing communities are a bit different, but one's writing is deeply personal. You'll notice I'm pretty damn snarky and abrasive a lot of the time, but I try not to insult someone's writing--only what they're saying. Setting yourself up as an authority to give long crits--as opposed to shorter crits--to a stranger is deeply presumptive. Please be careful about this!

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

I hope that you end up doing anything other than teaching for a living; the assumptions you're making about obligation and what other people want and need are ridiculous—and not all students have as short an attention span as you apparently do.

Re: OP

[chardmonster]

I sincerely doubt you've ever graded a single college level paper. You are probably getting an A average in something and therefore think you understand how to run a class on it.