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These forums used to serve as thick skin acquiring places. They don't anymore. I found people resent you for critiquing, and nobody likes getting it. Well, forums used to be good for that provided you weren't part of a clique where everybody is great.

At one time one forum used to have some hard hitters, that faded. More people got into home recording recording you own stuff, which really can't be critiqued, you either like it or don't.

So there was some function .... Wow you think that's good? That sucks! People don't say it here, but they think it.

I don't do many crits cause you always get the...who the he'll are you...response.

Might be true as well...

I try now to find something positive in what I see or hear, I've learned my two cents doesn't matter or count. Not unless somebody really wants to hear what I think.

Back in the 80s I had a band, and I had sax player on everything . the few demos that came back with a response would say...we already have a Springsteen, and he's from new jersey too. I got dozens of similar stuff. I thought it was a compliment but it wasn't really...they didn't preface it with a...that's good but...

Bottom line if you want to do as John says, open yourself up to harsh reviews, even the top people in the industry get slammed every day.