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That's fair, I understand. It did just seem a bit harsh to me.
I didn't mean to imply I was a reviewer though I'm sure it seemed; I'm horrible at it. I've seen some of your other posts, you are in-depth and hit a lot of good points. I just wanted to give clastin898 a word of support, I'm really one for supporting those who put up their levels even if they might have some doubt as to their credibility, not to say I think that you are against that at all. I believe I have seen you yourself post a few levels. That's the kind of spirit I mean, and now I realize you couldn't possibly be against that. I'm sorry for ranting against you, there's something very ironic in that regarding what I was talking about...

Sorry for the argument folks, I let myself go.

Fun level, I too liked the writing. A nice short level that gave me an excuse to play VVVVVV really quick.

As for PJBottomz's criticisms:
Yes, there were some things that were formatted to where many players would be a little put off. I agree that single tiles and floating spikes can be a bit bothersome. But to tell someone to give up because their creation doesn't look the way most people's levels do and insulting them is taking it way too far.

You can't tell someone that they are horrible at creating levels just because it doesn't agree with your design preferences. How dare you go as far as to insult ("piece of rotted fish") while trying to appear a good example. What clastin898 made was a short enjoyable level that you could play through for something fun to do and for their benefit; you give the creator constructive criticism, you do not belittle them. And at the end, you said you wanted the author to learn how to make levels first. All clastin898 learned after reading what you said was that this community might not be as friendly and helpful as it seemed.

Sorry, I may have been a little harsh. But I do not want to see someone turned away so easily, especially when they tried create something that was fun nonetheless.

clastin898, I'm glad you posted the level to get yourself into the community, that you obviously have the mental stoicism to accept PJBottomz's comments, and I like that you went ahead and updated the level with some of the suggestions anyway. Please, do NOT stop making levels for now. Some tutorials might not hurt, but if you have a creative idea, I for one believe that syntactic design shouldn't stand in the way. I hope to see more of your levels in the future as you progress.