Critiques
 

At the prompting of several members, I put a password on the Critique areas to keep out search engines. The rationale behind the request is that some do not want their clients potentially seeing their critiques. Understandable. However, I personally think that this move has made the Forum a much less dynamic place.

I propose that we take off the password protection for the current Critique areas and create a new single password-protected Critique area for those who have these concerns.

This would also require that those who have posted in one or more of the password protected areas contact me rearding past critiques that they want moved to the new section. Otherwise they would be open to the search engines again. Please do not contact me regarding this at this point. I will send out an email to everyone when and if this change is made.

This would be an excellent move for the forum. I am all for it.

So do I.

Great idea!

Good idea!

I think that the WIP section is the heart of the forum and I have no qualm with sharing my thoughts about the process of making a painting, I feel that I always get more than I give. ;)

So far, the opinion is pretty clear. I'll bet I know who did the one "get out of the kitchen" vote. ;)

Cynthia, I totally agree, despite being one of the original members that had raised the problem. Due to recent shows my posts on this forum do not appear anymore at the first place in search engines, which was what I didn't like.
Ilaria

Just voted for the proposed single password critique section. :thumbsup:

(Ilaria: congratulations on the Roma win over Madrid last night....(much as it grieves me to say... ;C )

Carlos, I am more grieved than you Roma is archenemy for us "laziali" !!
(sorry for football hijack, just to make the forum a little more european)

I was once completely addicted to the Critiques section, looking at everything almost daily and posting often, and though the password seems such a small thing, that single extra hoop to jump through eventually cut my visits and posts in the area by 98%. (Of course, some may regard that as a 2% shortfall in the system's efficiency.)

I'm usually stealing time from something else in order to visit, and every level of "security" that I have to go through might just as well be a locked door as a password-protected bridge.

And I agree that even that slight impediment to access is felt in terms of reduced activity overall.

"Nix it in '08!" Vote early, and often.

I am all for it as well.

Go for it Cynthia. :thumbsup:

I agree with Steven. Please, no more "steps" to remember.

I'm lucky if I remember where I live . . . much less still another password.