Interpretation...is it valid critique?

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There is an an increase in the use of interpretation rather than technical comment on the boards.
In the sense which we tend to understand or define critique, posters are discouraged from commenting in this vein.
I for one avoid commenting on translation except when I cannot understand what the hell is going on but essentially I want to get at those areas where some improvement can be expected. If all the crit does is speculate or perambulate over and around meaning I find that the response from the writer is never anything other than a) Confirmatory and glad you got it, or b) Well, that's an interesting wayof looking at it, but...or c) What the hell, how obvious do I have to make it?
So I ask the question. Is interpretation a valid form of critique?
Best,
tectak

For me personally, at a novice level, interpretation is a valid form of critique. I know what the poem means to me, but I am familiar with it and may be making leaps the reader doesn't see (probably because they're not there).

While the technical criticism helps because those errors are distracting for experienced readers, for me I would like to know if the total has landed where I intended.

I hope I understood your question, grin, it not feel free to ignore this post.