acadia - why do you keep saying that when you know that's not how it works?  if someone doesn't want critical comments, there's a pull-down menu when you upload that you should mark, "Non-critical comments preferred."  the only way it's a problem is if someone is dishonest and posts with "Both critical and non-critical comments are welcomed," when in fact critcal comments are not welcome. 

and how is making it obvious you only want appreciative comments tacky?  we've talked a lot about the culture of  ooh and aah,  and i don't think it's negative to teach people that they should do something to mark their work instead of constantly posting images with "Both critical and non-critical comments welcomed," and then blowing up when they get any comments that aren't glowing.

Anasta - i just checked, and it seems that all of your works are marked with the latter instead of the former.  just to say, you shouldn't feel obligated to open all your works to review, whether you're in the group favorites or not.  and you certainly shouldn't feel that you have to say you'll welcome critiques when you won't.    there's no way you should react to critiques, and even if we all just admire your work and want it to get better, you won't necessarily feel that coming through your monitor.   please don't feel shy about saying you don't want critical remarks.

and please don't feel shy about dropping into the forum if you do want lots of eyes and lots of help with an image.