I allow comments ...

I always close the notes for a submission with ... 

**Thank you very much for viewing.

I appreciate each and every comment that you offer
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Progress depends on criticism and advice as well as praise.
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For each comment I get, I try to visit that member's gallery ... often look at the entire gallery and leave comments as appropriate.  I have had members send a PM because they were surprised that anyone would view ... let alone ... comment on a 4 year old image. 

I question the motives of any member who blocks comments ... how can someone improve if he doesn't see any comments? 

It's too bad that the site encourages this by allowing these options at the time of the upload ....

**Allow viewers to make comments on this image?
___ Both critical and non-critical comments are welcomed.
___ Critical comments are preferred for the improvement of this image.
___ Non-critical comments are preferred.

Allow viewers to rate this image?
___ Yes/No

Allow viewers to vote for this image?
___ Yes/No
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even so ... most of the comments I see here are of the 'pat on the back' variety. 

Here are 2 examples ... both from a long time ago ... at a time when I tried to look at each new upload each day ...

(1) I saw a CGI of a hooded swordswoman ... and noted some 'wardrobe failures' (the sword belt was not tight to the character's waist) ... and also made some other observations about the 'accessories' (or lack) the character was wearing. 

There were about 10 comments ahead of mine, but none of those comments noticed any of the negative elements that I saw.  The artists (merchants on this site) thanked me for the comments, and were pleased to get them.  Please view my submission, "Renaissance Accessories" for my additional comments on that image ... alas, the original submission "See No Evil" has been deleted. 

(2) Even earlier, I saw a CGI titled "Through The Arched Wall" ... lovely picture ... but as the archways lacked the voussoirs (voussoirs are the stones that line the arch and carry the weight of the wall above the archway),  I had a vivid image of the wall collapsing ... I stated that in my comments along with internet examples of proper arches ... however, the artist (and a friend of hers) were quite upset at my daring to comment with anything other than praise. 

Be that as it may, I still and will always give comments that are based on the reality of the image -- not just what the artist may wish to hear. 

--
Martin
p.s. Thanks for listening ... errrrr ... reading ...