Well, I'm still for the forum idea for the following reasons:

1.  Being part of a group that commits to viewing and commenting on each others images is "cliquish" and undoly influences the most viewed and most commented images, even if those images do not make it into the top whatever.

2. The comments and responses in the galleries is making the gallery more "forum-like". I also think that the long responses are making the comments look messy. Plus the "Critque Group" that some are headlining their comments with does look "cliquish" whether it's meant to or not...it really does.

3.  Ability for only 1 comment per individual.

4.  When an image is reworked some are editing and reuploading it.  There is no "Before" to compare it to, just an after. It would be nice to see progress. I for one am not going to use up my daily 1 upload to upload an image that is essentially the same in order to show a WIP.

5. I've always felt that a gallery is a showcase for finished images...not that those images are necessarily all good mind you.  But you don't walk into a museum and stick post it notes all over every image and model in the building offering your "critique" on what the artist has done.

6.  Not every image uploaded needs or wants to be critiqued. As it stands now every image uploaded is being considered "fair game", unless you upload it with the ability to comment on it at all.

A forum dedicated to this far outweighs everything else, because it counters all of the above.

I don't think it's unreasonable for each person to have their own ongoing thread in the forum that is being propsed for this group.  When each of us has an image they want to have critiqued they could simply upload it or post a link to it in the thread that they have started for their images.  

For those without their own website they can use a free picture host site such as Photobucket or something else.  I'm not sure how Photobucket feels about nude images, but if they do not allow them, some free site does. 

If needed I would be willing to create 1 common FTP account on my web server for those who require a hosting spot for their images for the purpose of critiquing only.  It would be a common account for those in the group to use, so each would be on the honour system to not mess with someone else's image(s). And it would only be for WIP critiquing images, not for uploading and storing files/pictures, and once an image is completed, the WIP images would be expected to be removed and not stored there.

 If anyone is interested in my doing this (1 common FTP account), just post here or send me a PM or email.  If it's something that enough want, then I'll do this.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi