I agree this point sir. +1 regards, jd
On 6/17/10, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > Without predudice to Rakesh, this is a general point on feedback to > the posse. > > You can be honest without being rude. The key is to offer constructive > criticism - suggest things to do that improve your listening > experience instead of pointing out what you think is wrong. The latter > always comes across as negative and/or rude no matter how nicely you > try and phrase it. Much like the phrase "with all due respect" which > usually means somebody is about to say something that is not > respectful... at least in my experience (this might be a British turn > of phrase) > > Criticism is so much easier (and instinctive) for most people. It > takes almost no effort to criticise ("I don't like it" is such a > short, easy and unconsidered statement), but rather more effort to > offer a constructive idea to improve something having first considered > what you don't like and what you'd like to see in its place. > > For the academically minded I suggest reading Edward de Bono - the > handbook for the positive revolution > > On Jun 16, 7:56 pm, Rakesh <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't think I'm being rude just honest. >> >> I am not saying Joe leave the podcast. I am pointing out issues (for >> me) in the podcast. The posse can decide for themselves whether to do >> something or not. >> >> Others have already mentioned compromises maybe they could be looked >> at by the posse. >> >> I do think that the argument that they do it in there spare time puts >> them above constructive, critical feedback is a lot of BS. >> >> Just remember that in the java sphere these people are rock stars. >> They have stages at conferences - heck they even have their own >> conference! >> >> Ultimately I cannot make them do anything they do not want to do. I >> hope that I am giving them honest and positive feedback so the podcast >> can improve ( or stop it from going downhill). >> >> Rakesh >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Greg Reddin <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Rakesh <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> I told him these days though it seems to be less focused and I don't >> >> get as much from the podcast as I used to. >> >> >> This is mostly due to Joe. His topics are of little interest to me as >> >> they are barely Java relevant are he demands more of the podcast >> >> length than he used to. And the Apple discussions are far from >> >> objective and so pointless. >> >> > I haven't really been following this thread closely, but since I >> > haven't seen much of this perspective I'll go ahead and say it: I >> > enjoy Joe's input and intend to continue listening as long as the >> > Posse continue recording. I think it's a bit rude to go into >> > somebody's house (in this case the Posse's virtual "room") and >> > complain about the hosts. I guess it's good to give honest feedback >> > and all, but really, the Posse has no obligation to anybody to do >> > anything at all and they can talk about whatever they want. If some of >> > y'all don't like it don't listen. If they lose the audience then maybe >> > they will stop. I hope not. >> >> > Greg >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "The Java Posse" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
