Topic: My Four (4) Tips On How I Handle Criticism on Bitcointalk Forum (Read 441 times)

This is the correct approach there is no room to get mad or angry about your post being criticized instead the best way to get back is to correct if there is something wrong with you're post or explain you're side if they are just there to criticized you after you have explained or revised then no. 4 is the best way, because one way or another, as my experience someone will back you up and explain it clearly to them that is why i like this forum, unlike others that they will drag you down even more even though you are correct or right about you're post.

Criticism is like or is one of the characteristics of human being and it is caused by human perspective. Everybody can never see sense in what you do but some times we need to do better, let the percentage of criticism not be more than the people saying nice things concerning what you did.
However, ignoring them sometimes is the best option but sometimes you have to show or prove to them you are right not by argument or violent but in a calm and matured way.

I was blogging some time ago, and I can say that these are useful methods of maintaining "social digital hygiene." There will always be aggressively dissatisfied people, but they, as samurai, have only one way, not the goal.

In the four you mentioned, I think this number four is the one I use most frequently, but then, I don't actually use the ignore button, I just ignore by not replying to that user's comment or criticism, I have never, and will never use the ignore button on a user for criticizing me or my post in whatever way, no matter how wrong the user is with his or her criticism against me, i am of the believe that we all are free to air our opinions in the best way we understand the topic being discussed, and if at that particular time, that user's opinion is to criticize me, then

• I take it, and make the necessary adjustments ~ if I discover the user is right in his or her judgment of me or my post, and most times, I do this even without replying that user.
• I read, and ignore(without using the ignore button) , if after proper evaluation, I discover the user is arguing or criticizing me or my post out of point, sometimes I try to make the user understand by replying to him or her, but if still, the user won't, I just don't reply him or her anymore, I let it slide.

Their are two things involve when someone is criticise, It is either criticism makes you to do better by learning more or ignoring criticism  and not to pick offence.  The truth us that as far as life is concern criticism is always constant , it is something that everyone experience . Even things that are good their are people who will still criticise it, for example bitcoin.  Criticism should never be taking serious , because  anyone can choose to do it just to make you feel bad.

Was it me? LOL!

Well, if that is all the guy told you, then I wouldn't even consider it a criticism, but just plain ad hominem since he is incapable of arguing effectively. But, if it is accompanied by valid arguments, then you can accept it as the way he is expressing himself. For example, some people are more vocal in their feelings while others are more intellectual and restrained. Don't take away the other's right to express themselves in a way they feel comfortable with. The language we use to express ourselves (or our attitudes) is often a reflection of our personality and character. You don't have to be a wimp about it.

It could be an attack at times because a guy once called me "stupid and foolish" for taking offence at why I disliked Bitcoin. It's disliked, not even dislike. I guess some are overbearing and attack/disrespect people at will which is not good.

Even at that, we should learn to respect each other. I believe that criticism should be constructive and be posted with wisdom where the point would be made rather than attacking someone senselessly. I was a victim of this many times but trust me, I fired back.

Well said! But could you believe that some of the attackers and critics don't even know what they are saying? Could you believe that a guy was arguing with me that Ethereum is not the most actively developed blockchain because he's a hero member? How lame is that? At times, a superiority complex is the problem of some critics not the lack of knowledge of those they attack.

Be open to criticism means you wanted to learn more by using their criticism to check when you made mistakes or if ever there is a mistakes or not. There are some people who will criticize you badly which will hurt your feelings but don't let it affect you instead use it as a source of your passion for learning. There are some people who will criticize you not because of you made mistakes or errors but to help you realize that you made are wrong or you have mistakes which will bring to wiwo saying constructive criticism and offensive or abusive criticism though I would support the IGNORE button as the best choice.

If the user got mad and tagged the user without any proof, it's an abusing trust feedback. Pretty sure he could be excluded by many DTs and his feedback will not visible as trusted anymore. Gladly this forum have ignore button to ignore the users who're only attacking someone because they're anger, but if the OP got criticized in real life, I don't know what he will do in that situation. Did he will cry and ask help from his father? lol

Why put an ignore button? If his annoying too much then its fine but if he has a valid arguement then try to stay up with the topic. Its good seeing two opinion collides. If somehow you feel embarass then its fine cause the other guy might have known it than you and its totally normal. We dont know everything and not all we knew are the same with them. Learn to accept some ideas from others it not bad to absorb it.

That's part of growing, accepting all the challenges and even negative criticisms that we have to endure so we can be more strong not to fall for our weaknesses. As long as we are following the footsteps to success without negative intention for others to fall while we are taking leaps, i guess in the end we deserve success and fortune in the crypto market. Just trust the process, as everything started from a scratch before they achieved their positions right now.

Some of us are taking it personally they open a thread about it and mark the guy red even if there are no valid scam accusations
that is why there is an ignore button so you can move on and don't have anything to do with the guy, in my case I just ignore them we are here for healthy discussion, and we only humiliate members if they are trying to scam people.
Criticism is part of our life online and offline but I want it to be constructive criticism, not something that will destroy the person's reputation.

You see how that goes to show that one man's meat, is another's poison? I, for one, won't put anyone under ignore for having only bounty posts or reports. Users like that are only out to make a living from the forum and are straight up about their intentions. I don't have any problem with that provided they're doing it legitimately. Besides, such users hardly write anything or try to cross fertilize ideas with other users except when they make complaints to their managers when they're cheated out of bounty rewards. Most times they even make that complain off forum. Users like that rarely visit any sections of the forum except that which concerns their bounties. For me, I don't even see how they become a problem to the point of ignoring them individually except one is going to put the whole board where they post under ignore.

The fact is that criticisms could motivate you to be a positive or negative person, the constructive and destructive criticism. For me, i never have to deal with negative criticisms because i realized that what i always receive are those constructive ones that will make me a better person in the forum. So i keep on improving myself, follow their advices, and keep gaining knowledge about crypto particularly with bitcoin because that is the focus in the forum itself.

This word "snowflake" made me remember when I was in my teenager years, like I was clueless when people are fighting in front of me calling the other person a "snowflake". I guess that is what was meant.

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I heard that word quite often even in voice chats in games as well.

I believe the users I have on ignore are not adding any value to me or the community, I think carefully and review post history before putting someone in my ignore list. If your posts are full of bounty reports and thank you replies  you are definitely going on my ignore list. Abusive language wouldn’t make me add someone to my ignore list, not yet. One may be brash but still be contributing to the forum

I always like your answers. You are laconic, but your answers are always to the point.

Why worry about criticism on the Internet? Well, if someone doesn’t like the way a person writes,  both have a choice, they can just pass by. Most often, this is what most users do. But there is another popular word that applies to users who cry from criticism. This is "snowflake."

Whenever you are hurt by the words of a stranger to you, remember that now you have become just that.

Well, while I effortlessly concede that the right and choice of action is entirely yours, and rightly so too, let me quickly ask what use it will be to you not ignoring users you know make "nonsense post" like you pointed out. I'm not cool (I guess most people too) with reading nonsense posts. Anyway, I admit that it's different strokes for different folks. Nevertheless, I prefer ignoring a user who intentionally irritates others for the fun of it to one who criticizes for the good of it. Again, I would not keep anyone's contact I know I don't need. It's pointless letting it lie fallow on my phone and take up memory space. Deleting the contact is the easiest way for me not to make someone a point to remember.

I have never placed anyone on ignore list from my newbie days till now. I personally believe that I can ignore someone even without putting the person on ignore list. I have my phone, I have my computer and I decide on whose post to reply. So, placing one on ignore list such that I can't see their posts again doesn't go well with me. I will either want to read the nonsense post or decide to scroll pass at will.

Likewise in mobile phones, I don't delete people's number. If I decide that I'll neither take or dail a particular number, I can do it. I control what I can do. The only reason I use block button is because, when the phones rings I might not know who is calling until I see the phone's screen. So it doesn't worth it to walk to your phone and discover that it's an unwanted caller.

I do not see cool reason ignoring a critics, though it's peculiar to me.

Just close the tab and forget about it 

We don’t know everything, after interacting with people form different geographies I find I know less of the world than I thought. Constructive criticism is necessary for positive changes to happen, a third party can easily highlight your mistakes so you can make improvements. It’s is possible to feel attacked when somebody criticize your body of work, for me I can easily tell the intention of the user is for my betterment

If other user who criticized your work because they don't want you to improve or they doing that because they want you to be down or let say Abusive Criticism only thing you should do is to ignore them and don't reply any question or ask from them. But if someone criticized your work because you are not following the rules and regulations then you should accept that and improve your quality works.

Many of us interpret criticism as an attack on our own value, taking criticism personally when it is not. We must never forget that feedback, whether positive or negative, is simply a reflection of how others perceive our words. If the feedback is negative, it is for us to learn from it, adapt, and become a better speaker, writer, or communicator. This will help us learn to handle criticism more effectively. Don't let the negativity drain you of your self-confidence, let it motivate you. Remember that the goal is not to be perfect, but to be an effective communicator, that's what's important.

In most cases, it is more useful to ignore any criticism, and even more so not to get involved in a dispute, you will only waste time trying to prove something to another anonymous person on the Internet, so this is a waste of time, anyway, everyone will remain with their own opinion. It is important to separate such concepts as dispute and discussion. In discussions, you can note for yourself some new facets of the issue under discussion, because the people leading the discussions try to supplement the subject of this very discussion with various arguments, while in a dispute, each side simply tries to defend its point of view, ignoring or trying to devalue the opponent's arguments.

The most pointless disputes on the forum, I would call disputes about the price of bitcoin.

Never become weak just because of constructive criticism, but you should think of it as something positive. You can judge criticism and insults basically easily, not too difficult but don't be offended if you are in discussion forum like bitcointalk because we don't have to be the same forever.

Remember, not everyone agrees with what we say because here you and I and others may have different opinions, they will criticize it but we should not be sensitive especially if it is constructive. It's actually quite simple, you shouldn't argue with someone who keeps insulting you directly but just ignores them for good. But take the positive side of constructive criticism.

I never faced criticism on this forum. If someone disagrees with me, that's good, that's the whole point of having a discussion. If someone points out my mistakes, that's great, it means I have just learned something new, for free.

If someone feels like they are criticized here, chances are they have a persecution complex and overestimate their own knowledge.

Sometimes I take humiliation or embarrassment as a way to thicken my skin, not just in this forum but to the whole internet as well so sometimes I just tend to not use the Ignore button. Maybe if there was a point that the certain user is now bugging me out when I just wanted to participate in a discussion.
For constructive criticisms, I often give merit to those who gave those to me. I am open to learning more anyway.

To me criticism can break a person moral sometimes, depends on how it is constructed. But like the writer said, we need to put on a thick skin so your morals will not be broken. And remember if I does not kill you, it makes you stronger.

Learn to fact check and learn how to research on a certain topic that you can use for cross referencing to provide an accurate if not the best answer regardless of the nature of the topic. This means that you really know and have applied what you are talking about and not just some random gibberish content just to achieve certain quota. You are only entitled to give an opinion or advice as long as you can defend it morally and ethically.

And if there are members who corrected you in the middle of the discourse, then it would be best to absorb what they teach you like a sponge and never repeat the same advice you have given before.

The thing I like about bitcointalk is that it only has constructive criticism, from what I've seen two years now. If you don't understand all this bitcoin terminology, just make an account here, that's what I did; I nearly knew a thing before. Now I know that I know nothing. 

There are lots of helpful folks. Stackexchange is also useful, but that's a little much for techie stuff only.

This post has reminded me of my first active months in this forum. During this period I was always scared to check the responses from my posts. This was because I was scared of criticism. This fear was aggravated when one of my post was called a shit post by a member, I felt like abandoning the forum. Although I am still frightened about criticism but I have grown to understand that everyone have different views and perspectives about a given topic. I have learnt to accept their perspective if they are valid and make mine more comprehensive. Critics has also made me to check and recheck the source of my information before posting. One of my thread was discredited because I used a credible source that promoted propaganda. Although the topic was nice, but the critic proved that my thread was not from a reliable source. Hence, for you to be bold and face critics, ensure that your information sources are reliable.

In my little time here and from the very few post I have started, going through the comments that follow, some seem to be criticism, some carefully constructed, while some are quite straightforward. These users may mean no harm and I choose to see it that way, I have decided to take all forms of criticism as a push to do better. I advice other newbies like myself and others to change the way they perceive criticism, to see it as a push to do better rather than a discouragement.

This is huge community consisting of people from various backgrounds and have different view points that clashes sometimes.We should face it and make relevant points in our talks and that can be done as said by @NeuroticFish by increasing our knowledge.We as newbies have also faced this because some members who are high rank think they have complete knowledge and the other person is newbie and don't have idea about what he's saying but as you rank up and enhance your knowledge you could shut up that trolls.

Or if you can't then ignore button is always one click ahead and you can press it without any future lagging the trolls.

Yes your can easily identify them with just a glance as one with constructive spirit will guide members by correcting their mistakes and guidance and you can see no abusive words being used but on the other side some members try to use harsh words making it look like personal grudges that some members face off which is wrong and this should be avoided.

It's very easy to tell which is which.

A constructive criticism would look like a normal debate message, and destructive types are generally full of insults without much arguments about the topic. You don't need a PhD in pshycology to figure that out.

Has it ever occurred to you that sometimes the best answer to criticism is not to answer anything at all? 
There are really quality and good members on this forum with whom it is a pleasure to discuss and from whom much can be learned.
Unfortunately, there are other members who are not well-meaning and who constantly criticize others but are not ready to accept different opinions regardless of the arguments and facts presented.
In time you will learn who is who on this forum and my advice to you is not to waste time and energy on pointless discussions.

Acceptance is all what we need to have for all criticism we receive here because we cannot count all people here to like us because we have different perspective on certain situations on what people discuss about those certain issues. And we just treat all those as part of our growth because if we can deal up all the challenges we face especially those critical once for sure we will be more experience to handle all things especially those trolls who intend to spit and destroy our reputation here. Just make sure you do the right thing and didn't do anything to harm anyone since you will be alright in all cases if you just here with pure intentions to learn or even help new people to learn about crypto.

By learning more. As simple as that. And maybe by having a more mature view on the forum.

I was criticized in many occasions by people more technical than me, just because I tried to help, but, because I was not knowledgeable enough, I failed or made mistakes.
Meanwhile I've learned a lot more, I've learned from some, I've put others on ignore (it helps sometimes ) and .. "grew up".

Now I know that everybody has the right for having an opinion, no matter how wrong that is. Now I know that different people have different standards.

When people criticize, it is an actual sign you are making a step in life, because criticism can never be excluded, and thats why it's good to always learn how to react when people criticized us. And these your point seems to be a good clue for all forum members irrespective of rank.
One thing i personally have noticed is that, if you do something, people will criticize, if you don't, people will still criticize, so its better to do and be criticized.
The other thing is, we should all have an open mind to criticism, because what doesn't break you, makes you, just like you said. Because on this forum "bitcointalk", we all have a goal and vision here, so never you let the criticism of Mr. A or B break you, but rather make you to be that better person that this forum will be proud of someday.

##Always agree to learn what you don't know ##
Thanks

As you grow old on the forum, you will get to realize that the "ignore" option will serve better, especially when you borrow the constant advice of certain veterans here to grow thick skin. I won't hit the ignore button because a user criticizes me but I can effortlessly do that if a user becomes an annoying troll. There are users who derive joy trolling others and attempting to get under their skin. Such users, you ignore.

In all, just keep being your real self and let others do their thing. Don't pander to anyone. No one can claim they're loved by all. That's not possible.

Honesty, the first thing you have to learn is the difference between constructive criticism and destructive (or abusive) criticism. It is important to clarify whether the criticism is meant to bring improvement or to cripple you. There are healthy ways to go about constructive criticism, like helping you to do better. Often times though, when people want to shut people down or hinder people, they will use the latter. Be prepared to deal with it.

Constructive criticism is a pathway to growth in any space of life and in this forum, I became all that I am through the constructive criticism/corrections from other users no matter who there are either a newbie or legendary members as long as the point is valid I always appreciate them and work on it. In this forum and the outside world, one needs to build a thick skin to be able to absorb and accommodate critics build on it to become solidified in the field, and in no time those noticeable mistakes of the past become your building ground for growth and you too can become helpful to others that make similar mistakes in the future.

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.


Below are my four (4) tips on how I handle criticism or feedback on Bitcointalk Forum.

1) Provide a little bit of context
I 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 points
I 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 Revise
If 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 Button
If 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?