Shokan

Having been here a while, and read the charter a few times, I understand the concepts of what the TFP is supposed to be. I feel it is a great place to be a part of, and wouldn't lose it for the world. However, something has been bothering me for quite some time.

The lack of negative opinions and comments. I realize its a very fine line between constructive criticism and insults, but sometimes I feel the need to say something that might be considered negative. I don't for fear of banning. I'm really trying to think of a certain thread in order to explain what I mean, but the only thing I can think of would be something like the Creativity section. If I posted something in there which someone dislikes, I want to hear that. Otherwise I get a positively biased opinion. If someone posted something that was really stupid/ignorant/etc, I want to feel like I should be able to say something to that person in order to get that point across.

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it all at." We've all heard that, and personally I do not agree with it. If I did something stupid and didn't realize it, I'd want someone to say something to me.

I guess the question I'm trying to ask is, how can I know for sure if my actions/stories/ideas/art/etc are actually good, if all I hear is positive opinions? Isn't this a bad way to ask a group of people's opinions if all the negative ones are thrown away? How can I know for sure if all I hear is one side of the coin?

I hope I'm being clear with what I'm trying to say. I answer better to people's questions as opposed to writing my own opinion. So ask away if I'm being too vague.

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