Steven W. Beattie on the endlessly ongoing argument over negative reviewing
Steven Beattie has weighed in with a typically thoughtful post on some of the things we've been following here on CLM. I'll have more on this when I've got more time.
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1 comment:
Without so-called "negative reviews", how could "positive reviews" have any value? Why would I listen to anyone who thinks everything is wonderful?
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