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If you can live with that sort of crap - good on ya!
I used to moderate a photo-forum where this sort of thing was allowed.
It never sat well with me.
But there are plenty of forums were you'll get constructive & instructive criticism without the BS.
I doubt most of those who criticize you could do much better. In hanging out in these places for going on 10 years now, I've found that most of the "photographers" who do the most flaming and bashing produce second rate results, often praising themselves for "saving this image with levels and sharpening" when they should of gotten it right in-camera to begin with! They also tend to be very incestuous, awarding each other Image of the week" or something over and over again. How many are regularly published (by someone else!)? And before you ask: Yes I have - 11 times in 6 years by proper journals - I even made a calender once!
Think of all the "iconic" images of the last 80 years: How many were perfectly composed, in focus and exposed spot-on. There was an entry in a UK forum (don't remember which) where members, as a joke, were encouraged to criticise images like Armstrong on the moon(can't see his face, too centered) and the raising of the flag on Iwo-Jima (underexposed, can't see their faces, background washed out). Unh-hunh.
Photography is too subjective an art to warrant the sort of nonsense these trolls spew. I've not had the joy of this type deconstructivism and to my mind, useful hints, tutorials or suggestions of how to do better is all that's needed.
All this flaming is just over-compensation.
My $.02
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