At 8/7/07 03:18 AM, SACP wrote:
I believe that New Grounds is an authors critiquing authors site and that non-authors should have voting power but not as much or more than people who actually submit content and get it passed judgement. Someone who actually creates quality stuff can judge better aswell as give much better advice to a fellow author. I love how no one feels the same way.
Well, opinions are like butts, everyone has one.
Back when I first started here on this site, I made a couple of audios and submitted them to the audio portal. They're not astounding-they're not really all that good, to be honest. One of them may cause serious brain damage if you were to listen to it. But I did it because I felt that I would be looked down upon if I didn't have anything to contribute.
As I spent more time on the website though, I began to realize that the validity of your opinions is what counted, not the amount of flash or what not you may have.
You don't have to create flash to realize what's good and bad. Your mindset is the same as a person, who when faced with a logical, honest, constructive criticism of their flash, goes "Flash by XXXXXX: -none-".
It's also a very condescending mindset, that just because someone doesn't bother to throw together a quick, crappy flash, their opinions can be ignored or downplayed, regardless of their validity.