Flattery or Sound Advice

[Vance Wood]

There can be almost as many responses to a post or-- responses to an ancilary Comment as there are people that participate in any one post, thread or (sadly) flame war. You never know what a person's reaction is going to be when you comment on their tree, their work, their point of view, their philosophy etc, the list can be large, and sometimes you get to be the bad guy no matter how hard to try not to be, or what your intentions are. I might add; it is possible that you could catch flack from other members of the forum that think you were too harsh, not harsh enough, to technical, not technical enough, or just flat out wrong. Just remember that no good deed goes unpunished.

 

[MidMichBonsai]

I must commend this thread because I believe it is unique. I think that the conversation has actually begun to mature over time rather than take a nose dive into the "porcelain throne" like most controversial threads.

Perspective is extremely helpful and with some thoughtful perspective I think we are coming to the conclusion that folks approach bonsai for different reasons and that's okay. Also, the reason and level of commitment to grow and learn will likely become clear over time with the quality of products displayed on each one's benches.

Exhibition winners and "I just like it that way" trees are both valid but sometimes a frank critique will help to inform which of these 2 directions any one tree is headed.

Onward and preferably upward,
Dan

 

[fourteener]

There can be almost as many responses to a post or-- responses to an ancilary Comment as there are people that participate in any one post, thread or (sadly) flame war. You never know what a person's reaction is going to be when you comment on their tree, their work, their point of view, their philosophy etc, the list can be large, and sometimes you get to be the bad guy no matter how hard to try not to be, or what your intentions are. I might add; it is possible that you could catch flack from other members of the forum that think you were too harsh, not harsh enough, to technical, not technical enough, or just flat out wrong. Just remember that no good deed goes unpunished.

I've always thought I had an idea of what the line "No good deed goes unpunished" meant. The context of this whole conversation makes that line, crystal clear!

 

[Smoke]

and...

"No bad deed goes unpublished".....