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The art of comment
17 years ago
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Although the title may induce someone to think that the aim of this essay is to give indication on the subject of constructively commenting a submitted work of art (not dwelling further in the meaning and implication of this term), this is not the case. If you are looking for one such compendiary, you should head here, for this is the best that I know of.
Truly, what I mean to outline is a certain way of creative commenting of which I, from time to time, encounter here and there; my intenction is to understand the forma mentis (mental attitude) that generates a specific kind of witty remark.
I am, therefore, going to write out a general rule:
A comment has to point out the subject, and whole point, of a picture, as if it was a minor flaw the author just happened to have forgotten in his work.
I shall now show two examples:
Comment posted regarding this picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1644660/
- http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/62.....commentvd7.png
Notice how the Commentator stressed the good-natured nature of his/her annotation, perhaps giving out a subtle vein of mild annoyance, augmented by the expression of his/her avatar. Wonderful.
Comment posted regarding this picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1736152/
- http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/85.....mandareyf5.png
This is a fairly more elaborate innuendo, whom introduces a variation in the rule, a sort of corollary.
{COROLLARY} Whilst finding youself in position of being made to notice the obvious, feign surprise {END OF COROLLARY}
As we can see the Reknown commentator has pointed out what was, by position and size-discriminated comparison, the main (if not, at least among the main) focus of the drawing. I'd like you to wonder at the lapidary statement which incarnates the aforemenctioned: one single word, a nominal syntagm, obscure but alluding. To augment this uncertain mysterical knowledge, the avatar stares out at the observer with a kind of all-knowing gaze, remarking smugly that he can, verily, taste colors.
"cock"
That such a tiny word could hold such an impressive symbolical momentum!
The poster of the drawing, finding himself tripped by this comment, quickly regains his footing with a masterful manoeuvre: he attacks with a shocked reaction, gaining the precious seconds he needed to get his balance back, whereupon he proceeds in soothing his line with a thankful, conciliating conclusion.
This compels the Reknown commentator to open a new front, but the successive remarks, on both parts, lack strenght, resulting in a simple exchange of parries in the afterglow of the conflict.
The comments that follow these four constantly go back to menctioning this leitmotif (i.e. the cock), mostly with simple remarks avoid of flair, until one Commentator is struck with inspiration:
- http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/72.....mandarevv8.png
He counters the feigned obliviousness by feigning obliviousness, spicing his feign with a turn of direction open the very last letters of his sentence, fascinating!
In conclusion the Poster shows his appreciation backing his sentence, also ninjas (everything's better with ninjas).
P.S.: I apologize in advance if this manages to upset anyone. I do not mean to make fun of anyone, I just found these comments rotflsome and thought it would have been entertaining to write a sort of pseudo-intellectual rethoric essay on them.
Truly, what I mean to outline is a certain way of creative commenting of which I, from time to time, encounter here and there; my intenction is to understand the forma mentis (mental attitude) that generates a specific kind of witty remark.
I am, therefore, going to write out a general rule:
A comment has to point out the subject, and whole point, of a picture, as if it was a minor flaw the author just happened to have forgotten in his work.
I shall now show two examples:
Comment posted regarding this picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1644660/
- http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/62.....commentvd7.png
Notice how the Commentator stressed the good-natured nature of his/her annotation, perhaps giving out a subtle vein of mild annoyance, augmented by the expression of his/her avatar. Wonderful.
Comment posted regarding this picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1736152/
- http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/85.....mandareyf5.png
This is a fairly more elaborate innuendo, whom introduces a variation in the rule, a sort of corollary.
{COROLLARY} Whilst finding youself in position of being made to notice the obvious, feign surprise {END OF COROLLARY}
As we can see the Reknown commentator has pointed out what was, by position and size-discriminated comparison, the main (if not, at least among the main) focus of the drawing. I'd like you to wonder at the lapidary statement which incarnates the aforemenctioned: one single word, a nominal syntagm, obscure but alluding. To augment this uncertain mysterical knowledge, the avatar stares out at the observer with a kind of all-knowing gaze, remarking smugly that he can, verily, taste colors.
"cock"
That such a tiny word could hold such an impressive symbolical momentum!
The poster of the drawing, finding himself tripped by this comment, quickly regains his footing with a masterful manoeuvre: he attacks with a shocked reaction, gaining the precious seconds he needed to get his balance back, whereupon he proceeds in soothing his line with a thankful, conciliating conclusion.
This compels the Reknown commentator to open a new front, but the successive remarks, on both parts, lack strenght, resulting in a simple exchange of parries in the afterglow of the conflict.
The comments that follow these four constantly go back to menctioning this leitmotif (i.e. the cock), mostly with simple remarks avoid of flair, until one Commentator is struck with inspiration:
- http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/72.....mandarevv8.png
He counters the feigned obliviousness by feigning obliviousness, spicing his feign with a turn of direction open the very last letters of his sentence, fascinating!
In conclusion the Poster shows his appreciation backing his sentence, also ninjas (everything's better with ninjas).
P.S.: I apologize in advance if this manages to upset anyone. I do not mean to make fun of anyone, I just found these comments rotflsome and thought it would have been entertaining to write a sort of pseudo-intellectual rethoric essay on them.
