Typo of the year.
Michael, many of us would love to be able to go to a real-world venue like the Powow River Poets, where we might have an opportunity to receive expert comment in a less public space, but we don't have that option, as you do. Why begrudge us a password-protected clubhouse, for those occasions when we'd like a tad more privacy? I would probably still use the publicly-visible Met board most of the time.
Yes, I do sometimes use e-mail to quietly inflict my shier stuff on people I've met here and whose opinions I respect, but I'm wary of wearing out my welcome with them. One of the beauties of a workshop is that people don't have to feel obligated to read your stuff when they're too busy. They just don't show up.