[Janice D. Soderling]

Indeed the only reason I wrote this publicly was to try to keep the issue unmuddled and clear for other new members who will be thinking, "but when I posted before I did my qualifying crits, I got whacked in the head and what's this special treatment Carolyn is getting?"

It's not scandalous to post before the 15-limit. As I always told members in my moderator days, I did it myself (duh!) and was duly clamped down, i.e. my post locked.

IMO it is better to remind early to eliminate the bewilderment when a "real poem for crit" is locked though the system has released the new member. At least I think so, and I'm not trying to be thought police, I meant the caution kindly to avoid the embarrassment of thread-locking, which is worse IMO than a reminder of the rules.

It is OK to post at D&A or any of the conversational threads prior to the 15 qualifying crit limit. Otherwise post #1 would be blocked. A mod can correct me if I am wrong.

Sorry, for the disruption Wile E. Coyote fans and posters. And again, Carolyn, welcome aboard.