Re: Anita Ratnam's letter to City Express

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:  Dear Prakruthi
: well said
: thanks for taking the time to post your opinions.
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: anita ratnam
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: : Dear Anita Madam,
: : After reading the thread of discussions, one tends to go back to the basic difference between a review and an opinion. The former, in my humble opinion, has three key implicit connotations to it -
: : a) An authority– A credibility established by expertise in the field rather than self-proclamation.
: : b) A responsibility - Towards both the person/object of review in terms of offering advice/constructive criticism and towards the audience who may base their opinions, judgments and decisions on the review. 
: : c) An Objectivity  - The maturity to steer clear of double entendres / repartees, to avoid generalizations and to be unbiased by personal impressions or prior experiences. I guess a review where verbiage takes precedence over objectivity is reflective of lack of credibility of the reviewer and stems from the insecurities of the reviewer.
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: : In a nutshell, while there are good and bad reviewers in this world, an opinion masquerading as a review (irrespective of whether it is blemishing or blandishing) is unforgivable since it is equally demeaning to the creation and damaging for the conceiver of any piece of creativity.
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: : Regards,
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: : Prakruthi L.S,
: : Bangalore.

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