Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.

Subject: Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.
From: "Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:45:00 -0600

From: Milan Davidovic <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>
Subject: Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
wrote:
> Folks, criticism is a GOOD thing.

GOOD criticism is a good thing. Not all criticism is necessarily good.

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Yes, there is one type of criticism that I consider bad criticism, and
that's what I call dismissive criticism. That's the kind of criticism
that refuses to recognize that the object of the criticism is in earnest
about having a point of view they want to express or having a statement
they want to make -- the kind of criticism that ignores the fact that
whatever position some takes, there was a logical thought process that
lead to that position -- the kind of criticism that begins with "You
just want to cause trouble," or "You just want attention," or any
statement that begins, "You just want to ... "
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