Oxxidation-12
For Christ's sake, BLOCK IVYANA. Do you really want HER advice in this thing? Ms. I Took A Class So I'm Above the Rules?
If her advice is valid, then yes. I'm sure PL can decide for herself whether or not Ivyana's words of wisdom are worth including.
Personally, I think we should encourage revision before posting, even in new poets: even when I was a total newbie, after setting a poem aside and reading it again, there would be things I'd read that I want to fix. I think we all have experienced those moments where we read a poem we wrote a week ago and it doesn't sound as good as when you originally wrote it; that's why constant revision should be encouraged in those who practice it already as well as pre-revising before posting (when receiving crits, it's always good to have your poem in the best possible state.)
I agree that the major problem on THESE forums are the people who churn out poetry in 5 minutes... and it's awful. These especially are the people who need to be told to revise their work; of course, I've noticed that these people ALSO tend to fall into the category of "won't listen to anything anyone says."
One think I think EVERYONE can agree on, though: Spellchecking before posting NEEDS to be enforced. If any pre-editing needs to be required, it's ensuring the grammar and spelling in your poetry is correct. My job as a critic is not to be somebody's personal spellchecker.
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