How To Deal With Negative Comments

How To Deal With Comments You Disagree With:

         Writing.Com is home to hundreds of thousands of members. Tens of thousands of those members have added content to their own portfolios. Every single member is someone with a different personality and background than yourself. Some of them will be similar, perhaps people in your own region of the world. On the other hand, most of them will be different, perhaps from the opposite side of the country... or the opposite side of the world. Everyone will not agree or see things the same way and that's one of that great things that makes the world and the Internet itself so amazing and interesting.

         When you get any feedback that you do not agree with - something that will happen to everyone - don't forget that the item is in your portfolio. The work is your own and you alone can choose what to do with it. Those giving feedback and comments are doing so from their own perspective and, in their own way, are most likely only trying to help. Not everyone succeeds at being helpful to everyone else, but you can't fault them for trying.


How To Deal With An Unconstructive And Negative Comment:

         When posting a work of writing publicly, one has to be willing to take the good with the bad. Just like performers have hecklers, so do writers on an online writing site. If you've received a review or email that is unconstructive and negative, simply delete it and don't think twice about it. If you do think about the comments again, then think about the type of person that would have sent them in the first place; then realize that person isn't worth another second of your time!

         A big benefit to Writing.Com is that it is free for anyone to use. While this diversifies the site and makes it available to more people, this is also a disadvantage. The disadvantage is that there is no barrier to stop someone who is just out to cause trouble from acquiring an account. Since these people have no sincere interest in Writing.Com or writing, they usually bore themselves out very quickly and go away. They are just looking to ruffle some people's feathers and that's only fun for a short time, especially if everyone goes about their business and ignores their antics.


In Summation

         Write for you. Comments from others are meant to help you improve; ignore anything that, in your own opinion, does not assist you in any way.




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