# Critique my rage at the administration **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104 "2005-11-15T02:18:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104/41 "2005-11-16T02:56:44Z")
> [@butter pie](#): > > Yeah, none of that blatant left-wing media bias for your paper, no sir. How’s that working out for you, by the way? Your local media still talking about dogs mauling five-year-olds instead of praising our Glorious Leader? You . Torture? Secret Prisions? That’s not news. No one cares about this stuff. Next, Natlee Halloway is still missing, no doubt because of the dutch. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104/42 "2005-11-16T06:04:27Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > Anyway, I tried to untangle some of the longer sentences, tone down the overly emotional aspects, yet retain your central ideas. Good luck! Thanks for the help. I appreciate it, everyone who helped me out here, **John** in particular which would be everyone except **Clothahump** (whose general direction I fart in). ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104/43 "2005-11-20T17:54:27Z")
> [@Digital Stimulus](#): > > Many of us are quite happy that you’re not the editor of a newspaper. Dick. What brought this on? He asked for a critique, I gave him one. Perhaps you should try reading the OP’s request before submitting your entry in the Jackass Of The Day contest. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104/44 "2005-11-20T18:22:51Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > What brought this on? He asked for a critique, I gave him one. Perhaps you should try reading the OP’s request before submitting your entry in the Jackass Of The Day contest. I thought the “Constructive” was implied, but I guess I’m going to have to spell it out for those who can’t comprehend that. Your suggestion was not constructive in the least. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104/45 "2005-11-20T19:57:20Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > What brought this on? He asked for a critique, I gave him one. Perhaps you should try reading the OP’s request before submitting your entry in the Jackass Of The Day contest. A “critique” is an analysis that points out flaws (or strengths) of a piece. Your post did neither. Furthermore, in this case, an explicit request was made for “some tips on how to make this better”. Had you rebutted any of the points made in the letter, be they substantive, grammatical, or stylistic, I would not have responded in the manner I did. The lack of any substance whatsoever in your response points to a dearth of reasoning skills on your part, combined with a desire to offend. Which, in my mind, is one operant definition of “dick”. Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104/46 "2005-11-20T23:20:33Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > What brought this on? He asked for a critique, I gave him one. Perhaps you should try reading the OP’s request before submitting your entry in the Jackass Of The Day contest. There’s a difference between “critiqueing” and “mocking.” Here’s a hint: the reactions you get everytime you open your big mouth? That’s mocking. I suppose if that’s all you’ve ever heard in your life (and judging by your posts, I don’t see how it could be otherwise) it’s understandable that you can’t tell the difference between the two. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-rage-at-the-administration/331104.md?page=2)