Some Feedback For Me

Something interesting is that the days I posted my big rants about students resisting the processes I was trying to teach in class the blog had its busiest two days (over 100 hits for each post). I guess they were so long that some of you came back a few times to read them and perhaps it was a bit controversial, but I was never the less surprized. I had been resisting that sort of thing because I thought it would drive people away, instead it seemed to attract people more.

So I thought I'd ask for some feed back
(from students and friends).
Do you want to hear more of my rants?
Would they still be as interesting if they happened regularly?

Would you rather read them or listen to them, or both?
Is there anything else you want more of on the blog?
How do you think the blog is going in general?

Leave a comment (you can be anonymous if you want) and let me know. :)

6 comments:

Terry said...

Ian, the word "rant" implies (to me at least) an angry, nigh-incomprehensible and illogical bit of screaming and yeling, and your "rants" aren't anything like that... you make great points in a passionate and articulate manner. And so i say... more rants!

Anonymous said...

I am 'pro-rant' and think you should keep them coming. Personally I think I would just read them but the podcast thing could be a good idea. Also would depend how long they are! The blog in general is awesome - except that I don't have a big enough download limit to keep up with all the cool stuff you keep posting!! :(

Anonymous said...

yeah i think the rants r important to us students because it puts sertain aspects ov the industry in perspective 4 us, most things are personal common sense things really, such as comming to TAFE to do work n not to socialize the whole time, which is a good thing...in moderation.
but also im sure rants are an inevitable factor within the industry itself.
as 4 having the rants on the blog, id probly hav the same problem as soph with download time, although it wood still b benifitial 2 the passing second years im sure.
i think with typing 'rants'on the blog, the problem would be that the words 'I HATE U' wouldnt come across as affective without a personal death-stare!!!

but thats just my opinion :D

KT said...

I'll firstly back karl up on this 100% - that this blog is da sh!t!!!! it's so comprehensive, and it's great that you're keeping us ALL up to date on what's happening animation wise - every couple of days there's something new and i find that fantastic! i really really admire your efforts in getting this blog up and running - coz the results are beginning to show!!!

as for your anti- "rude, crude, hurtful, unnecessary, bitchy, loud, offensive" rants... keep em coming matey!!! we ALL (except for me of course.. hehehehehheheeh) need someone like you to give the lazy bums (not me, of course!) a nice, gentle friendly kick up the arse every now and again so we can keep on track with how the real animating world is supposed to work - not how we'd like it to be. people think they get get somewhere doing things in their comfortable little warm shell of techniques and styles and time frames - BOLLOCKS!

YOUR RANTS ARE MUCH NEEDED IAN! else everyone will just think this industry is a cruisy ride - which it aint! KEEP EM COMING!!!!!! BE CONTROVERSIAL!!! it takes sooo much to drill ideas into people's brains these days, so if that calls for a little controversial rant, so be it!

Anonymous said...

Keep the rants coming :D

Ian said...

More rants it is :)