Thank you for your views. We can make this site whatever we want it to be, if we are willing to step up and take the initiative. A practical problem with un-solicitated critiques; The critic has no way of knowing if the photographer is just a struggling student first learning how to use a point-and-shoot, or a professional who has devoted their life to photography. We can offer opinions, but it really takes brass balls to offer opinions without being asked, and usually without being asked specific questions. And the photographer receiving the critique has no way of knowing, or respecting, the level of wisdom being passed along. It could come from a world-class expert, or just from some Bozo able to read the manual. It is much better to get to know each other first, and encourage our individual development. Then, we can start writing meaningful critiques of a photographer's work within some context.