Quote - I just guess I don't want critiques on -everything- I do...

Yes, that does seem to be an issue with this, which is why I posted earlier that I felt a forum would be better so that people could post their WIP images in the forum and have critiques given there and then be able to upload the finished image to their gallery to showcase it...which IMHO is what I have always felt an art gallery is really for... finished pieces that you want to put on display and show off to those interested in looking and if some of those people who look, feel inspired or moved by it to leave a comment, so be it.

As it is now everything uploaded to the gallery if you are a member of this group, is considered fair game unless you turn off comments or put something tacky in the title like "NOT FOR CRITIQUE"

"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