Charles. It seems to me that there were two Golems of Prague and they reincarnated at Litnet.
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Charles. It seems to me that there were two Golems of Prague and they reincarnated at Litnet.
Well this was unpleasant to read.Quote:
Originally Posted by cafolini
Charles posted his piece here to have it read and receive comments. If the implication is that the feedback has been more damaging then helpful, well maybe we should all just shut up and just type "Cool story, man, no diarrhealectics, parallel consciousnesses."
Typically, Mr. Folini + a grain of salt. But today just sucks so this response is more about this reader's mood IRL atm.
Anyways, hopefully you get your money's worth out of what's been offered in response, Charles.
J
Some people give constructive criticism - some give snide remarks in an attempt to appear as if they give a sh1t. Take your pick.
H
Actually, the golems are still in Prauge. I had lunch with them a few months back, good guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by cafolini
I think the critiques Hillwalker and Jack provide on this site are top class. They are as good as - if not better than - most professional critique services, I'd imagine. The two lads deserve to be lauded for the time and quality they invest here on LitNet.
AgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by smerdyakov
Personally I'm still no wiser. Why the veiled comments? If you have something to say spit it out; are you suggesting the story's plagiarising 'The Golem'? Or are you comparing Jack and myself to 2 malignant mythical creatures? If you were upfront enough to make your feedback clear we would respect you more - whether we agree with you or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by cafolini
H
That video is ****ing weird and doesn't explain ****.Quote:
Originally Posted by cafolini
Anyway, after looking up Golem of Prague on wikipedia, it is a Jewish myth about a golem that goes crazy and turns on the Jews and kills some of them.
Since the TS might be Jewish, or because the protagonist of TS' story is Jewish, maybe cafolini is saying that you two were extremely harsh in your criticism?
I doubt he was accusing the TS of plagiarizing The Golem since that is a myth and you can't really plagiarize a myth. Unless he's talking about that Youtube video, since there was also a church bell ringing on that, though they don't have much else in common.
It is so interesting trying to unravel the mysteries of cafolini's cryptic posts.
TS?Quote:
Originally Posted by cyberbob
Anyway, I am well familiar with the Golem. There is no connection between my story and the myth. As for the "harsh" criticism, I don't see how their comments were anything but constructive. But whatever, a golem is a golem and a troll is a troll
TS = thread starter.
I found the story very good as it was written. I found the criticism very manipulating. And I think Charles went back and forth trying to make room for it. As far as respect, I never look for it and do no give it easily. A Golem is a Golem and a troll is a troll.
I thank you for the initial compliment (and for taking time to read my work.) I don't think I went "back and forth" to make room for it: I took their points because I thought they were good ones. There is always more editing to be done until I find something I am happy with: the revised draft posted will surely not be the last.
You never posted, Chuck, you stinker.
J
Quite right. I haven't given up on it.