A lot of people criticize vids, too, because a vidder doesn't make the vid that that other person thinks they should have made, regardless of the fact that maybe their choice was just... to make it their own way, the way they wanted it.

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I think you're describing what I call the ice-cream syndrome: the creator may have put forth some perfectly beautiful strawberry ice cream, but if her audience is looking for chocolate or vanilla they may only notice the ways in which the ice cream isn't what they were looking for (instead of noticing what a glorious shade of pink it is, and the bits of berry embedded in it, and whatnot.) Frustrating as all get-out, so I totally empathize.