See, i don't agree with this. You're basically denying the relevance of all philosophical studies, including Anglistics. I don't have to be a writer to criticize Dickens dullness or Dawkins polemic and lopsidedness. I don't have to be a writer to tell you that Seneca uses a more simplified style in his letters to Lucilius compared to the complex style of Aristoteles in his Metaphysics. I don't have to be a writer to tell you that most of Bukowski's work is pulp fiction rubbish compared to the likes of Celine, Goethe or Mann.
I've written my share of essays and read my share of books and articles. That doesn't make me a writer, but still gives me a good enough basis to criticize literary works. This has nothing to do with personal preferences, either, but having read a good amount of books and articles helps you to see the difference between good and shitty writing.
And what exactly makes you a writer? Have you been published? (aside from some website nobody reads). Writing college papers does NOT make you a writer, my friend. In that case, I'm a writer ,too, which according to your logic, gives me the right to criticize your ass all damn day.
According to your logic you can also shut down the entire Sports forum or Bart, since 99 % of the people there aren't professional sport players or rappers.
Arroganz kommt vor dem Fall.
Das einzige arrogante ist hier Sie.
You don't agree with anything I write, so who cares if you agree with that statement? Doesn't surprise me.
I make money writing, son. I'm a published songwriter and poet, and I'm working on shit for other publications as we speak.
You can criticize writers all you want, but at the end of the day writing requires skill and you have no business telling somebody they have none...unless you are a professional editor and/or publisher. You call Dickens dull, but people enjoy what he wrote and he was an accomplished writer. Same goes for anybody else you want to criticize who has published something.
Sports, same shit. You can criticize somebody all you want, but they are where they are because of talent. You don't get drafted to the NFL because you're "alright".
Rap is a different ball game. Anybody with $5,000 can put a record out.
The fact that you can read doesn't mean you understand writing. Based on your rant about my inability to write, you don't even know the difference between journalism and recreational writing. If I wanted to be a journalist, I'd go work for a newspaper. So if you call my piece journalism, you don't even understand how you should be judging my work.
Reading a good amount of books and articles doesn't mean you know the difference between good writing and shitty writing. All it means is you know what YOU CONSIDER good and shitty writing. I've addressed what you have attacked and you have yet to respond with something intelligent. It's not constructive criticism, it's just criticism with a bit of disrespect based on your personal taste.
Like I said, everybody has an opinion and that's cool. Have your opinion, but leave the tips and criticism to the professionals. If I get rejected because of my writing style, so be it. It hasn't happened yet, in school or otherwise.
And for the record, that website that nobody reads has 4,789 views. I understand that's not a lot at the moment, but we haven't finished putting it together, and we have only done test runs in two places (Facebook and here). The rest is just word of mouth, so we must be doing something right.