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Originally Posted by Yves S L
Generally, for me, one observation about the current state of Eratosphere is that after a while, folk get comfortable not really giving critique, and so it becomes passing poems between one's friends who have already settled in the appraisals they tend to make, and how far they may be comfortable in potentially upsetting one of their mates.
Thus I always welcome fresh blood not already entangled in the conventions and relationships of the board.
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I agree with this. Counterintuitively, some of the most helpful critiques and comments I've received have come from newcomers. Either because they've given me a raw, unfiltered view of how my poem looks to them, or because they aren't tangled up in any preexisting norms.