Training ground or not, a part of me agrees with rudipooimf. I find myself viewing less and less images every month. Beginners or professionals - that doesn't matter. I just want to view works that somehow speak to me... and unfortunately there seems to be less and less of those. Why? I have no idea. I see the same thing in my own works. They're not particularly interesting, they're lacking the spark. As soon as I figure out why, I'll do something about it. In the meantime I'll just sit and wonder.