Wang Wen-yen, professor of Chinese at Chengchih University, holds that there is nothing wrong with these competitions and notes that the whole idea behind the societies is to provide practice in writing poetry and to stir up enthusiasm for poetry.
政大中文系教授王文顏則認為擊缽詩無可厚非，而且詩社本來就在於培養興趣和鍛鍊技巧。