Comments on: Quality

By: Tanul Thakur

Tanul Thakur — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:14:43 +0000

I think if something is done with passion, it shines through. At least the effort will, if not anything else! The problem occurs when it doesn't even come out. And by coming out, I mean it should come out to a person, who is detatched with your feelings/work. You 'say' you are passionate, but your 'work' doesn't. So, didn't that passion go down the drain? What good is that passion which doesn't translate to quality?

P.S: I think it is high time we stop abusing the word.

By: Tanul Thakur

Tanul Thakur — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:14:43 +0000

P.S: I think it is high time we stop abusing the word.

By: Shripriya

Shripriya — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:36:08 +0000

Fair point – when you are learning, of course you can't be exceptional all the time.

However, I think it is very important to realize you are learning and to evaluate your work critically instead of deluding yourself that it is “fine”. I don't mean this evaluation has to be public – it can be completely internal (for example, even though I put my first film online, I am very aware of the many, many areas for improvement). That's the only way to keep learning and to improve.

Just FYI, as background, my post was written with a very specific example in mind.

By: Paresh

Paresh — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:26:32 +0000

This is an interesting debate. But, I don't have a clear cut idea what or how I feel about it.

I sometimes post my scribblings on my blog as poems & get encouraging comments mostly from friends or people who know me. I'd have never attempted poetry after the initial burst in late teen, if not for blogs. Nowadays, I'm always thinking about what to post next & also trying improve the quality of my output by reading better poets.

It is a question of whether you have it in you, like it is in any other field. Otherwise, above average bloggers wouldn't be getting offers to write books or to join mainstream media as columnists or full-time journalists.

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By: RationalHuman

RationalHuman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:36:26 +0000

Passion (like sound) without quality and coherence is noise and is about as attractive

By: Shripriya

Shripriya — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:08:07 +0000

Srivalli, thank you and thanks for visiting. Just checked out your blog – wow, you're quite the cook. If I ever need recipes, I know where to go

By: Shripriya

Shripriya — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:05:37 +0000

Yes, a false dichotomy. But such was the debate – which should say something about it.

The comment thingy should be straight-forward. Let me know if there are issues.

By: Srivalli

Srivalli — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:42:25 +0000

I guess that applies to all platforms..best blogs are those that reflect the authors thoughts and interest!…nice space you have here..

By: Niranjana

Niranjana — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:12:24 +0000

IMHO, this is a bit of a false dichotomy–quality and passion aren't competing values. But citing passion as an excuse for poor quality–that's a big NO for me. So I guess I'm agreeing with you

I need to figure out your new comment-posting-thingy.