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A "me too" post, expanded
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:50:58 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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> > If you want to increase your skills as a space builder, here's my advice:
> >
> > 1. Stop building things that you know will get a shock value. A fighter
> > with a crucified Christ on the top? A spaceship in the shape of a swastika
> > with Hitler piloting? I have a hard time believing you weren't trying for
> > some shock value there. Try building something that won't bring the
> > controversy.
> >
> > 2. Build to impress. Try to make every angle of your MOC look good - the
> > overhead, the underside, the 3/4 angle, the straight-on. Try to make every
> > stud on your ship have a detail or purpose.
> >
> > 3. Try your hand at colors and color combinations that seem different and
> > new. We have the typical subtheme combinations (white/blue, dkgrey/red,
> > etc), but not a lot of people are exploring dkred/dkpurple or
> > dkgreen/dkblue, etc. Pick something that looks good to you and work with it.
> >
> > 4. Ask what you want to know. When you posted the Space Nazis, you didn't
> > ask for feedback. But more than that, ask specific questions. "How could I
> > make that landing gear better?" will get more responses than "What did you
> > think?" Many spacers are afraid to give honest opinion for fear of hurting
> > someone's feeling - but if you ask specific questions, you are letting us
> > know that you want the honest feedback.
> >
> > 5. Take what we say seriously. I've known people who will ask for my
> > opinion and then tell me that I am wrong. Even if someone tells you to do
> > something that you don't want to do (like get rid of a color, or a design
> > feature, etc), take their suggestion seriously and understand it.
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> I wholeheartedly agree. Especially point 5.
Likewise, and furthermore, I'd point out
that point #5 applies well to life in general.
LFB the three-space-indent terror
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