A lot of work goes into planning, researching, and writing good posts. So, I can understand why newbies get all worked up about the criticism and feedback their posts may attract. I believe that each individual has a unique way of reacting to criticism. For example, some may act defensive, offended, show appreciation or just totally ignore the criticism or feedback.
Before I share my four (4) tips on how I handle criticism or feedback on Bitcointalk talk, let me echo the popular advice given to newbies in the forum. I'd quote Mr.right85 because I love how he puts it.
Be open to criticism
Every perfect system is often one that has been tested by series of criticism and when they don't break you, they make you. In your need to be better, never expect only kind words from most persons or anyone, its the first step to disappointment and brokenness. On this, I say you should grow a thick skin like THE PHARMACIST and LOVESMAYFAMILIS would say and instead of being bittered, learn to utilise and apply them to be better.
Below are my four (4) tips on how I handle criticism or feedback on Bitcointalk Forum.
1) Provide a little bit of contextI try to give additional information or offer a relatable perspective when I observe that the critic or user providing the feedback has misunderstood me.
2) Research on key pointsI carry out a research on the key points raised by the critic especially when I observe that the criticism or feedback given shows that the individual has domain expertise.
3) Rewrite and ReviseIf my research proves that the points raised are valid, I either rewrite or revise the topic from top to bottom. This time, I focus on the key points. After which, I upload the file to a private folder on Google drive.
4) Ignore ButtonIf I notice that the user is just trying to humiliate or embarrass me for no just reason I put them in my ignore list.
How do you deal with criticism on Bitcointalk forum?