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Serephina

..writing for peer review again! I've only had a couple of entries, but I've untill now found people to be helpful and constructive in their comments,even when not positive..I thought that was what it was about, not chucking a load of abuse at someone smiley - sadface


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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!!

What happened?


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Post 3

Serephina

Have a look at the review thread my entry on quartz and its properties.. though i may be being over sensitive I doubt it!


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Vicki Virago - Proud Mother

*gives her Sis a smiley - cuddle*


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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!!

I think it is well-written too, but it does seem biased. I suggest putting their comments in to balance it out. It'll kill 2 birds with 1 stone, by getting them off your back about it, AND make the entry able to withstand further criticizm (SP?).

May I suggest relabelling the bits that are actually your personal beliefs about it instead of leaving them as is, due to the assumpion of the reader mistaking belief for fact. Or you can make a statement at the beginning which categorically shifts the blame from you, the writer, to their misjudgement.

EG: "I would like to state, before you read on, that these are my beliefs about quarts, and if you disagree, that's your choice, which I have no problem with. please do not try to persuade me otherwise, because that will not end prettily."


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Post 6

Serephina

see? thats the sort of comment ive come to expect from peer review smiley - winkeyesmiley - hug

I really am going to leave it though.. I'm tempted to remove my other 2 entries(silent hill games and candle magic) from there too.


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Milla, h2g2 Operations

I posted something on that thread... smiley - cuddle Keep it in PR!
I believe that big 'criticism' post was a fair bit too harsh...

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lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned


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Post 9

Ged42

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Just posted my own ideas about the entry, hopefully it'll help


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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!!

I didn't mean to offend u, Serephina.

smiley - sorry if I did.

I just proved that criticism can never be constructive, can it?


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Post 11

Serephina

no you didnt patches! smiley - hug i was meaning your comment was how peer review should be smiley - smiley

ive removed the entry now n im ot putting it back


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Post 12

HappyDude

It is a good entry but for the edited guide it does need to be clear about what is fact and what is belief.

Follow the advice in post 17 of the PR thread and rename the article "Crystal Quartz and its uses in Alternative Medicine" and as there is a lack of scientific proof of how crystal healing works (and I'm afraid nothing short of a full double-blind clinical trial would be considered scientific proof by some) insert something along the lines "practitioners believe" where appropriate and then stick it back in PR.

Although I am no longer a scout I was for over three years and with the modification suggested above it should be suitable for the edited guide and be very pickable for a scout.

smiley - goodluck


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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!!

A shame that it's been removed instead of finding a suitable place for it.

Are you going to write any more articles? If so, mark 'em "not for review", unless you know FOR SURE that it won't get up reviewers' noses.


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Post 14

Serephina

No I won't be writing anymore. I had 2 other entries in peer review and I've removed those too.


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Post 15

HappyDude

Serephina, most of us have had bad experiences in PR at some time or other but that is no reason to give up on the system. Remember in PR as in life if somebody else choose to be a complete w****r it it their problem and there is no reason to make it yours.


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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!!

May we (since you prefer us reviewing rather than the 'officials')see the other entries?

I promise to be truthful, but kind (which is what I normally am anyway).


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Post 17

Serephina

A5541202 - silent hill the video game series
and
A2697834 - a basic guide to candle magic


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Post 18

Ged42

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Please don't do this Serephina, you're articles are really good.

smiley - cuddle


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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!!

Actually, Ged, it's ok if sereph doesn't put her articles up for peer review. It's not like she's NOT gonna WRITE any more entries.

U go, girl!


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Post 20

Stu

Serephina, I only started submitting stuff to Peer Review recently. I've been fortunate enough to have had encouraging, constructive criticism which is the norm thankfully. FM's comments were rude and entirely unjustified.

Don't let one person ruin it for you! smiley - smiley


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