Previous message: "These reviews make it worth submitting more and more. It's a sad week that goes by with only a couple of reviews." ------------------------------------ Random thought: Isn't critiquing of the photographs enough, or must the reviews be critiqued, also? Fewer critiques of the reviews may lead to more reviews. -------------------------------------------- Previous message: "Is everyone afraid to hurt someone's feelings and write reviews >pointing out less than glowing appreciation." --------------------------------------- Random thought: Fear may not be the key emotion here. Some can't help but see the good and positive in things just as some can't help but see the bad and negative. God bless those who do see the good - we need more of them. ----------------------------------------------- Previous message: "I have appealed before for honest reviewing here, made my own honest reviews too." -------------------------------------------- Random thought: Define "honest." Are the only criteria for an honest review criticism or negativity? ------------------------------------- Previous message: "The unusual seems to be a necessary element sometimes." ---------------------------- Trying to be unusual for the sake of being unusual can also lead to the ridiculous. --------------------------------- Previous message: "But I'd much rather that more people take a few minutes to write more reviews." ---------------------------------- Random thought: Then be more accepting of the reviews. Why would someone take the time to write a review knowing they will be told their time has been wasted because they wrote a review, that in other's opinions, may be less than honest? There is always a long line waiting to tell us what we did wrong and where we failed. There needs to be at least a line of one waiting to tell us what we did right. Scampering Back Into the Safety of My Closet, Marilyn
