As a newbie here I have to say that I identify closely with what you say, particularly about your approach when first joining the site.
I despise rudeness in any form, and at the moment I am trying to strike a balance between joining in with the activities of the forum and not appearing to be too opinionated.
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I wish the newbies would show respect first, learn, contribute to discussion and critique later.
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Now you've made me nervous!
I have offered critiques already on a couple of images that were posted in the "Photo Reviews and Critiques Forum", but did feel a little nervous about doing so. The thing is, how do I know when I've been here long enough to be able to critique?
I think we all have opinions about art, whether or not we know how to produce it ourselves. So should we critique or not?
I guess for us newbies that getting that balance wrong (in either direction) could well be the difference between those that stay with the site and those that fall by the wayside.
Hope I'm not getting off-balance here. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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