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Normally
I'm happy to get any kind of peer feedback in the form of reviews but
sometimes I get something that is disappointing. I recently requested
feedback on a piece on a site I post on and got two reviews back. I
debate whether I will get anything useful out of them. I will think
hard on the subject but it doesn't look promising to me.
Both of
them followed a similar format to the point where I suspect they
learned this from the same source. Either both of them failed to
understand it in the same dysfunctional way or they should learn from
someone else. Most of the advice given was vague to the point of
being useless. It's great to say you see problems with grammar
without citing a single example. They both suggested I read it out
loud to find the choppy parts without indicating where I might find
them. Kind of funny since I did read the whole thing out loud to my
daughter before posting it and now she's as baffled as I am.
Reviewing
is important between writers and there is one thing you have to do to
have any hope of being helpful. BE CONCRETE! I might disagree with
your point of view but at least I'll know what you're talking about
and exactly what you're referring to.
The
most important part of writing is successfully conveying your
meaning. That goes for reviews as well. I don't care if you have a
degree in the subject.
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