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What do you think about the people in the poetry section who keep answering these really angst-y and poorly written poems with "Ya!. it's so fantastic omg u shud b a writer ur so awsum" and then get best answers because the poets really like hearing all the praise!?

Or am I just about to get showered in yells and angry mobs because these are the only people in the poetry section anymore!?

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I personally am disgusted by these shallow fools, but you are correct, there is no end of them on Y!A Poetry!. I generally try to give constructive advice to people who can profit by it, and if I express unqualified approval, I do so with precision, pointing out what was excellent about the poem; most poems have a mixture of strong and weak points!. I think that there are many people who appear here regularly who do so principally for social approval; if they have to make a nominal pass at writing poetry to continue, they do so!. It's pathetic -- the poetry, and the premise!. Most of the people who write poetry here, and elsewhere, have no talent whatsoever, or have made so little effort to develop their craft that what talent they do possess is diluted by negligence!. And then, when they post something that makes me feel embarrassed to read it, they seem shocked when someone has the temerity to proffer an honest opinion!.!.!.truly, they are too invested in ego defense, and not nearly enough in developing their craft!. The two aims, in fact, exist seemingly in inverse proportion to one another!. Let's face it, the bell-shaped curve is alive and well on Y!A Poetry; regrettably, honesty and thoughtfulness are running behind the curve!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hi there, I can see that you are frustrated with this site and the people using it but girl you have got to get a grip!.!.!. True poets do not need the approval or opinion of other people!. They write form the depths of their soul and love what they have created in the form of writing - posting your work on here should be purely for the fun of it!. Other peoples opinions do not and should not shape who you are or the efforts of your work!.
Hey even if you suck, so what!? If you enjoy writing then so be it!. If you truly want professional advice then pay an editor to look over your work!. After all this is only yahoo answers in other words mostly amateurs so don't be so hard on yourself or others, its just the nature of the site!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

That's why most people post poems here!.!.!.they only want to read about how great you think they are!. If you don't play their game they go off the deep end and accuse you of all sorts!. If they can't stand the heat they should stay in the shade and not foist themselves or their sub-standard work on the rest of us!. If you ask someone to guess your age and you're not happy with the answer they give because they put 10 years on you, then stop asking people to guess your age!. Same goes for poetry!. If you don't like people's reaction to your stuff then stop asking for it!. I hope the extraterrestrials are reading this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

not me im a poet but for me im not on here to often because i dont wirte poems day after day i only write when i need to express something and that may be like everyone else!. Ipoested a poem on here last and came on to check the answers got some good input!. but now i wont be on here for another month ^^

btw im a teenager so what that other guy said isnt true!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

"Ya!. it's so fantastic omg u shud b a writer ur so awsum"!. if they really had a decent opinion on poetry then they would at least spell right =)!. i know what you mean though!. As a writer, i want people to be honest with me rather than telling me what i'd like to hear, otherwise how can i possibly grow with my work!. i know most of the people who make such comment are probably my age or younger (16 and under then) but I do hate it when people don't take the effort to spell correctly!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well i dont think much of these people!.
personally, poets write to express how they feel, not to get sympathy!.

i write to express myself!.

if i wanted feedback on my poem, i would want critisism on the WRITING and words, NOT on my feelings!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They are just bland teenagers who's objective is to score big on some points that have no meaning, its destructive for the artist and useless for the answerer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i love poetry i thank it says something about the person and there life,Www@QuestionHome@Com