Quote: Nogget @ July 15 2010, 6:56 AM BSTTo that end, insensitive criticism can easily harm the creative process
If it stops him writing anymore crap like the current series of The IT Crowd, I'm all for insensitive criticism.
Generally speaking, I think the onlky criticism that really hurts is the stuff which rings true. If some embittered tit is ranting on nastily, it's very easy to dismiss them. If they're offering a reasoned critique of your work, that makes a lot of sense - that's the one that hurts. But any self-respecting artist should be able to learn from that and improve. If they can't, they ain't up to much.