Quote - > Quote - But that's what I'm getting at... it's not so much a gallery of finished works as rather a teaching tool.

I don't quite see where you're getting the idea that the Gallery is there to be used as a teaching tool.

I'm actually not refering to the current gallery at all, Lost. I'm thinking another, less intimidating venue altogether. There already IS a Crits gallery... but even that may not be inviting enough for the newb to want to venture into - if anything, it's probably a scarier place just because of its name.

Critique isn't really the best term, either.

I'm not explaining myself well, here, I can see that.

I'm conceptualising a friendly, totally newb-focused environment where newb questions can go, and "bring up your renders - any renders - and lets get some dialogue going".

Not here. Not the Gallery. Somewhere new. See where I said:
"...so I guess we need something else - some other venue, perhaps not so much a gallery but rather just a place to post images or fragments of images with the idea of playing with concepts/developing skills/learning perspective/you name it, no limits, all everyone welcome..."
??

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks