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Everyone is so busy now, and there are so many posts too! The number of images of all caliber is sometimes quite large. Perhaps the number images posted per month can be graphed over time by Mike?
I've read somewhere some negative comment about people who post (as I often do) a brief, "great shot keep it up" kind of comment. I think it might have been referred to as spam or something like that.
I found this affected my postings for a while after I read that.
Personally, I love getting comments, even one word. It must be some kind of pride thing but it does boost the ego and encourages me to keep trying when I see some concrete evidence that people have looked at my image and found it nice (or bad) enough to motivate them to say a little something to me.
I certainly have reduced the amount of "spam" comments I make but certainly still try to encourage newcomers/starters. I'll never forget the anxiety I felt when I posted my first shot! Getting positive feedback sent me into a huge amount of excitement. I remember in particular Mike Sidonio making a comment at one of my first few posts and I think I told everyone who'd listen how this guy with awesome experience, published etc had actually bothered to reply to my pretty pathetic image.
No matter how we rationalize it to ourselves, when we post our work to the community, we hope for some positive feedback.
I never minded the constructive criticism I got, probably because it was always constructive and usually included suggestions as to how to improve. Comments I always note and applied.
This thread is a good timely reminder to keep up the great supportive work of this community.
Its one of the few, last places I can turn to see lots of positivity and people helping each other out.
frank
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