Oh,  this thread is still alive? Wowza!!! I actually hung the towel to dry right after my last post because as you can see not all of us agree with one another about this issue and really, I am wasting enough time as it is. But just for a few minutes more...

As far as constructive criticisms go - I am for it...nobody really is perfect and so we cannot create anything flawless. Renderosity WAS my main gallery but have since decided to venture elsewhere. I have made plenty of friends here which is why I am compelled to still post my renders here. So this place holds a sentimental value to me. My present main gallery is a totally different world to me. I love it for what it is and "friends" out there may one day think you did a great job but will definitely tell you when something's amiss. So I am constantly on the look out for simple little things I may have missed before posting.

Now, with criticisms, I need something I can compare it to. It's harder for me to take someone's critique without any credentials attached to the name. For all I know I may be following someone's crappy ideas of how my render should look. I don't want a case of the blind leading the blind - how else can one step forward an inch if the one leading the other is as blind as a bat with a peg leg to boot? I have plenty in my other gallery though - most of them know the ins and outs of the 3d world (those I listen to and listen hard). Some don't know a thing about it but are still intent to tell me what I should have done - those I rarely listen to. The others have a gallery (dare I say) that could use some work a lot more than mine but still thought mine needs critiquing a lot more than theirs - those I cringe at. So what I am saying is - critique all you want but if one thinks I should listen - then show me something I can aspire to - preferably one that is made by the critic himself...otherwise I'll be battling on as usual, thank you very much =).

Now, back to cuddle time with my kids....really, I am so done with this thread - no matter how we twist and whine and gripe and demand to be heard - it is still going to be divided. So, I agree to disagree.