Author: lmliberson
Date: 2021-01-03 21:19
Christian,
Thanks much for your response; however, you illustrate the limitations of the internet in your comments. Well, at least, to me!
First, it’s pretty difficult in most cases to ascertain one’s emotions or feelings through their comments. You state of an underlying bitterness in my posts. Really? Honestly, it’s anything but. I will admit to some concern but little else. The only bitterness I ever experience is when I’m unhappy with my own playing!
Next, I don’t spend an inordinate time on the internet. I have better things to do with my time (like practicing, reading, skiing, running myself ragged...). I don’t doubt what you have to say about how things are on the internet but, frankly, that’s not where I am in this discussion.
My topic is extremely narrow. I’m speaking only about “reviews” that are posted to this site and only this site. Uhh, see the title? “Review rant”. Other threads on this site, not to mention the internet in general, is not my concern. Please don’t broaden what I am saying to “human behavior on the internet” or humorous posts on Mozart ornamentation and the internet as an entity. I’m not looking at the fact that I “cannot expect this from any user on the internet and that often isn’t the purpose”.
Well, then what is the purpose of a review (again, keeping it as narrow as I intended)?
I’m not asking for people to identify themselves. What I am asking is for those who may be so bold as to review anything is to provide some context so that we who choose to read them can make better sense of what is posited here. For example, a community band player might post a review that a similar player would find apropos. Same with any and every level. I just might be interested in a review posted by somebody pushing 60 years of clarinet playing.
But probably not! 😂
A review, by it’s very nature, is intended to inform, to edify, to persuade - all subject to ones own take, ones own opinion. It is then up to the reader to discern what’s there. Context to the reader can either enhance the efficacy of such a review or cause one to dismiss it. It, in my opinion, would help to make these reviews more helpful and instructional to all of us.
I don’t think that’s too much to ask.
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