Comments on: One Big Happy Animation Blogosphere

By: Kliph

Kliph — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:45:09 +0000

I always agree with everything Jerry posts.
I always agree with everything Amid posts.
And I always disagree with eveyrthing posted in the comments. Including this comment that I am posting right now.

By: Tsimone Tse Tse

Tsimone Tse Tse — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:43:48 +0000

Jerry: Good (cartoon) Cop – Amid: Bad (animation) Cop?

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:13:52 +0000

Its important to always respect the creator, no matter how large or small.

However, Amid’s writing adds an extra zest, and let’s face it guys, when things get a little heated, we all love reading the controversy in the comments!

By: Kelly Tindall

Kelly Tindall — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:25:47 +0000

I thought calling out the CalArts guy was a little bit of bad form, but honestly… Amid is the acid, and Jerry is the warm hug, and that’s how I like it.

By: Acetate

Acetate — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:23:51 +0000

Thanks Floyd. The voice of reason.

By: Tim Rauch

Tim Rauch — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:00:49 +0000

Thanks for the post, Amid, glad to see I touched a nerve… (also, really liked that group hug image! haha)

I would certainly agree that Amid could word things differently at times, but we’d all be worse off if there weren’t people out there stirring the pot. For every critical post he makes (and truth be told, among my friends, I’m a harder and more vitriolic critic than anything you see on the Brew) Amid has boosted ten other artists who would otherwise go unnoticed. Oh, and if you meet him in person, he’s a swell guy.

Ultimately, I completely agree that any “published” work, from the biggest budget Hollywood toon to the most amateur and no-budget indy (my own flick?) is fair game. I’m not arguing for general “niceness”, just constructive criticism. What would your mothers think???

By: Zep

Zep — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:51:07 +0000

Mike C, once more:
The post was not “taken off the front page”. It moved down the page as new things were posted. It never moved from its original place.

That’s how it always works. You misperceived a completely mechanical effect of this blog’s layout and called it a deliberate pull-it wasn’t. No big deal, just facts.

There was a discussion across several blogs a while ago about bloggers “backing down” from too pointed criticism, but that at least isn’t the case here and doesn’t apply.

By: Rat

Rat — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:14:26 +0000

I don’t think Amid is hearing what we’re saying. Sometimes rationalizations, excuses, and apologies that aren’t really apologies cause people’s mouths to make noise, and it interrupts their ability to listen.

So listen, or don’t listen… I don’t care.
Change your tone, or don’t change your tone… I don’t care.
Think that web-arguments are important, or think they don’t matter at all.. . I don’t care.

Take or leave this one person’s perception: Be as nasty as you want when reviewing a movie… I might even be worse, that’s how we in the community attempt to make better movies. Be as nasty as you want when talking about the people MAKING the movies… okay, but be careful that you don’t come off looking like a bigger ass than the people you’re skewering.

In that post, you did, IMO, and clearly I’m not the only one who thinks so. You’re welcome to do it… have right at it. Free country and all. It’s your website, have it your way.

Anyway, peace said. Post over. Take it or leave it.