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Re: Dragonstar!
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:10:59 GMT
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Hey Joel,
I appreciate your post and your take on what was said or implied, and so
forth. I feel bad that you felt you had to “defend” Jon. That implies that
I’m on the offensive when I’m just trying to respond to comments that I
didn’t really find that constructive, in my opinion. And really, it’s up to
Jon to speak up if I’m taking things the wrong way. I mean, assuming the
criticism is genuinely constructive, then I'm cool. Honest! I welcome
suggestions that I can work with.
(Rant Switch Activated!)
But Jon’s “you can do better” doesn’t exactly help me or motivate me. I
happen to know that I worked very hard on this model, passing up quality
time with the family these past few weekends so I could have a new MOC I
could proudly display at Brickswest. I don’t mind someone suggesting I can
do better but if I feel I gave my best already, what more can I do? And
Mark’s follow up to Jon’s post saying that I need to “build different”
didn’t exactly address anything I could improve on this model. He’s just
saying he wants to see me build something “different,” whatever that may be.
Seemed more like a statement of disappointment.
In fact, the general vibe I got from them is that this MOC is the same old
thing, not all that impressive and/or rather disappointing. But that’s no
big deal, REALLY. I respect the neophyte in everyone. But I find it
interesting to wonder about what the response would be had I never built my
previous cap ships and this exact ship was my very first…you get the idea?
So is it the model or is it Dan Jassim? I guess my earlier stuff set the bar
for me and I think they’ve come to expect more. Oh well.
Regarding the rest of the Jon’s post about scale and so forth, yeah, I’m a
bit annoyed but I’ll live. It just seems that my creation and post has been
turned into a springboard for his cause, concern or lament (not sure what to
call it). I can’t say if it was intended, but Jon put the spotlight on me
and punctuated his own personal dislikes regarding scaling and building
style. I don’t think anyone, Jon or otherwise, should be applying their
standards and measures to someone else's creations. I don't find that to be
constructive. More like pretentious, in my opinion and I think we spaceheads
should be above that. Regardless of how talented or creative someone may be,
nobody in this group, NOBODY, is the end-all authority on anything…at least
not the last time I checked. (Rant Off)
I apologize in advance if I’ve pissed anyone off.
Space!
Dan
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | More on critiquing, was Re: Dragonstar!
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| now that this is boiling down somewhat, I'd like to offer this: We just went through this is .mecha I offered some helpful tips on critique here: (URL) forgot something in it though, I didn't discuss the one being critiqued. We have to realize that (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| Dan, Rock on, man! Just build what you want, and remember: There aren't any rules!!! She's a beauty, and must have taken a hell of a long time to design and build. I'm more than impressed! Keep up the good work. Peace and Long Life, Tony Alexander (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Dragonstar!
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| (...) In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim writes (...) snip (...) Hi Dan! Glad to see your new ship, sorry I didn't post earlier, I've been kinda busy last couple days. This is a good thing to get out in the open... and I see the points on boths sides. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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