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"if you really and truly made it for your own pleasure, with no thought at all of what anyone would think of it, and then posted it publicly, i'm incredibly impressed.  most human beings care about what others in the community they're part of think of them, at least a little bit.  i'm certainly not able to do that, and i do try to."

I detect a note of disbelief in the above comment, but if one does not creat for money then what else? Very few people bother to say thank you (the ones who do are memorable) so it's not that . There is, however, a great deal of satisfaction in creation and self improvement.

I do not see how it is reasonable to criticise a body of people because they are not considered creative enough. I also beleive that whoever critcsices others for lack of creativity is honour bound to themselves be creative so we can judge the thier criticism fairly.

LaurieA - your words are, as ever, calming :)