Topic: Ignorance
Ignorance is no excuse for negativity and rudeness. I've been watching some of the younger members on the poetry board. The comments they make are horrible! The comments are downright rude.
By the time you reach your teens, you should be able to identify the components of a sentence. You should at least know that they start with a capital letter and end with a period. I find myself having to re-read some of these comments and mentally insert the periods.
If nothing else, you should be capable of a complete thought. Spelling is another issue altogether. Most of the subject matter deals with "love." Most of the comments deal with "hate." I attribute this to the fact that they just don't know any better.
And what does "ok" mean when you're critiquing a poem? I think these kids needs to do some growing up before they venture out into the world wide web. They could get crushed so easily by adults that just have so much more experience.