Hi Richard,
What does "doldrums" mean? I am not familiar with that term. You do make a good point about "having been there and done that" and I agree that is also a contributing cause.
Steven brought up a great point under Visitors Polls:
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The ideal would be for a larger body of qualified members to accept a kind of apprenticeship relationship with the lesser accomplished -- something that is actually highly instructional for both parties. That might be accomplished through greater membership numbers, but the question, really, is how to successfully rally the current membership to contribute more. If every member committed to one critique per month, the site activity would skyrocket.
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1. Who would determine who should be the qualified member to critique?
2. Would there be an open voting for your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice in a poll format?
3. Could one ask to be the apprentice to a given person?
4. Maybe there should be two critiquers for every new post, maybe one from the Seasoned Pro section and one from the Pro section
5. Should critiquers be a different person than moderators? (asked, simply because of work overload)
I find when too many people critique, especially if they work in a different style, it can become rather confusing, especially if you are just starting out.