[Michael Cantor]

Very well analyzed and expressed, Nemo. I was particularly struck by:

I think perhaps former members understood those pitfalls of criticism, and so the work they brought to the Sphere was born far from the vagaries of critique, forged in the personal crucible beforehand, and then brought forth for a last trial by communal fire. I rarely see that particular quality in posted work anymore: finished work ready for the kiln.