Could I be the only one who feels a surge of anger on behalf of someone who has gone to the trouble of posting a delightful picture, only to have some dork tell them how it could have been so much better?

Shame she had her socks on, it would have been awesome in bare feet

This would be better with stockings

Et bloody cetera. Sod off! Make your own picture
I'm going to take my tablets and have a nice lie down.

Patty
Who would be so much better with some eyeliner

Advisory comments or derisory comments?

It would be so much better if ..... yeah, in YOUR humble opinion.

If you don't like a pic, move on, or produce and post better ones more to your (niche) taste.

Whenever I see a comment like that I always have to fight off the temptation to reply with "no, what would really make this would be if they were wearing boilersuits and wellies!"

Whenever I get messages about how my stuff "could have been better if I..." I will consider what they want for a moment. I mean, it could be a new thing to look into. However, I overall dislike those comments. Produce or make your own specific fetish material. Don't nitpick my material because it isn't 100% to your exact liking.

It's just petty minded and rude. Your first response, even if you don't actually post a comment should be, thank you. In what way does registering your disappointment encourage anyone?

surely any one who wants a specifics to their wam , they should ask for a private session plus payment of said specifics, , if not just enjoy the scene what ever if posted, and respect those posters of their own material

I Agree with you all but it would be better if you.......................... only kidding. i hate it myself, i put stuff on Youtube and get alsorts of coments like she would be bare foot in the mud or wellies, put her in a long dress, make the clips longer.... I feel like telling the dickheads that if thats what they want actually buy the downloads and support my work then i can get the models in for the shoots.... if only they knew

I like this thread.
But it would be better if...

Just to say, what people produce may not always be my cup of tea, but thanks for putting it out there.
My tastes from 10 years ago are different to what I look for today, but I'm pretty sure there is one of you catering for both.
Thanks again.
CC

I get this quite often and it's rude and irritating. I noticed early on that there wasn't that much of my favourite WAM out there (mud, with clothes and socks!) so I started creating and sharing my own, for fun. Maybe the advisory comment brigade could learn something from this? Rather than whinging about things not being "right", make something yourself, that fits your tastes! It's not difficult.

Great post.

May I add a slightly different perspective?
I really enjoy writing stories.
That's a niche thing for me.
I enjoy writing them, and do so regardless whether anyone
else reads them or not (sometimes I don't post a story at all).
But it's great to get any comments or e-mails back, which
sometimes I do.
It's great to get criticism, as a story could always be improved.

I guess it's a different thing altogether from a picture.

Thanks, Mr W

With stories, I would offer a critique if the author asked for one, which they often do but, as with pictures if the poster is an amateur then it seems a bit churlish to start offering tips on pace or repetition. To name but two things that can affect my enjoyment of the story. Hey, what the hell do I know? You still reading this? Blimey I'm an author.

I post video trailers on Youtube, directing people to my website where they can unass money to get the whole thing.

I've had people comment that my YT clips are "a waste of time".

I really wanted to reply with


But I bit my tongue.

My favorites are always the commenters that give instructions mid-pic post.

Dude! No, she's not gonna take her socks off for you - this set was taken 15 years ago.

As someone who started at the bottom with no skills whatsoever in photography or video, I now appreciate a lot of the constructive criticism I received over the years. Those comments helped me to improve my product.

Sure I hated them at the time, when I did my first wet shoots with Fiona in our bathroom, one guy told me off for having the toilet and toilet roll in the photos, that stuck with me and we have never, ever had another toilet roll in shot.

Another person who completely took me apart with a critique of our Pie Media was Rich (Slapstick Stuff Rich), haha, yep, he probably doesn't even remember this, it was in an old Yahoo group I believe? He listed a long list of things I was doing wrong in our pie scenes, this had the effect of telling me EXACTLY how to get it right. Sorry Rich, but coming from you, it was inspirational.


The freeloaders that decide to comment on our free videos though,,,, DAMN they're annoying!
It would have been better if they had been wearing jeans, it would have been better if they kept their shoes on, why is no one wearing a watch, etc, etc, etc.
GO AWAY!!!! Or suggest it to me in a nice message, or, book a custom.

It happens even for those of us posting free amateur content. Some of them I don't mind, like when someone mentions they enjoyed a particular aspect and would love to see more of that in future. But requests for very specific things that I've never done, or the same request repeated across multiple videos can get a little wearing.