Correction is not a Derogatory Act!
If you are reading my article and you spot a typographical, grammatical, factual or conceptual error you can bring it to my attention and suggest a correction by posting a comment or sending me a private message.
I don’t see any reason why I should get angry because someone corrected me politely or rudely, be it in private or in public. It’s not cool to correct someone rudely though. But people get emotional sometimes.
In my opinion, a mistake made in public should be addressed in the open and that made in private should be handled likewise. Not the other way round.
When you publicly correct a mistake I made in public, I and every other person observing learn.
Sometimes it is impossible to correct someone in public. But when you are corrected in private try to show improvement next time in public. If you have your way, retract the statement and have a change of character. If need be, apologize.
Corrections and suggestions don’t reduce the value of one’s work, they improve it.
The end.
