Well, if I may pipe in on this one, I have recently posted 1) a piece that was pulled from Metrical, rightly so, because I said "this is not a poem yet, I am just looking for feedback" and then 2) I posted a poem on the non-met board that received a lot of feedback, on and off-board, and a lot of it pointed out what was lacking. I appreciate this direct feedback, and I hope I responded directly to every crit, either publically or by PM, to let people know I can take it and I encourage straight talk. I've been watching this board, and I have seen newbies who couldn't take it, and I have seen folks push through all the weird dynamics here, and become valuable contributors. I don't like to hear that "cruelty can be fun." It has taken me a long time to get brave enough to post my work here, and if I thought people found fun in cruelty, I would have stopped paying attention to this board a long time ago. Janet, I am surprised to hear you say that. Publically, I must say it makes me as a new contributor very uncomfortable.
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