Hey Chris,
Good post. I actually don't mind either comment. I'm probably in the small minority that would rather have something said.. then not at all.
With that said, I'd rather it be constructive.. as already mentioned "Your Picture is crap" kind of post wouldn't bother me so much if there was any substance to back it up.
I've seen amazing shots and pieces of artwork on this site.. sometimes I've struggled to come up with the right words to express my joy or great feeling when I see some of these pictures it renders me speechless.
One of my area's I feel I could improve on would be nightshots.. i haven't mastered group shots either, which is why most of my shots are individual shots.
We can all help each other here, theres really no excuse for continous poor picture quality.. not when the likes of the best contributors are expressing continous helpful comments. I feel sometimes I comment on a picture thats out of focus they would listen to the advice, find a good spot and take 50 or so of the same picture.
When I first started taking pictures in the garden I had the great backup help of Dave aka G.I.*JOCK on msn to talk to. I went through one afternoon taking around 100-150 before I settled on a picture I was happy with. Nowadays my ratio is alot less (thanks dave)
Finally I'm certain not everyone on this site is perfect, I'm sure some of us feel close to it, theres always area's you can touch up on, or improve.. we'll only get better by sticking together and helping each other out.
Rich