I think we're back to the problem of not being able to inject a tone of voice into an email. I've written things, thinking it was clear what I meant, and then read them back later and thought "Oh my god, I can't believe I said that!" Similarly if a person wishes to give a robust response to a crit (remember some people actually like a verbal tussle), then that response can sound a lot harsher than was meant. If you can't think of anything positive, and by that I don't mean: "This is awesome man!", I mean, "have you thought about doing such and such...", then silence is the most eloquent crit we have. A decent number of page views and no comments definitely means they didn't like it! There is one circumstance when harshness or bluntness is not only justified, but required, that is to prevent someone from doing something massively stupid - usually setting themselves up for public humiliation (and I speak as an expert on that subject). If you can see that someone is about to walk off the edge of a cliff, then you shout. I have to agree with Valandar. The positive suggestion is what I am always hoping for when I post. On the rare occasion it's happened to me, I've always tried to email the person and thank them for their time and interest