repeat that I think you can't improve your photography by just getting votes. You need constructive comment/criticism. Is there anyone here who does not want to improve their photography? Hands up please... Quote: There really was one of those a little while ago. The first, last and only time I posted a coment on a member's image in there, the member, who wouldn't recognise constructive critique if it bit them, complained and the image, comments and my critique all got taken down. And therein lies the problem of leaving good honest critique regardless of whether it was constructive or not! I've never been bothered by bad critique myself, just so long as it's honest and constructive, I'm too thick skinned to really be bothered. But there are an awful lot of folk that are and this isn't a bash at the pro's or semi-pro's but in my experience they can sometimes seem to take honest criticism the worst.....Or is that just me? Assuming you mean the Critique Gallery that's really not the way it is and with my Critque Team hat on I can't let that stand as a general statement. I presume you mean the member took down the photo and your critique went with it - well that's their prerogative but it's not a fair reflection of the Critique Gallery. true there have been a few attempts at "critique cliques" in the CG, but the vetting of comments by the Critique Team before they are given a "good