liking poems

[Lizzie]

I think if I knew that people (other than the author) were going to be rating my crits, I'd shrivel into a corner. I'd never post.

Also, I truly think that the only one that can authentically evaluate the usefulness of a crit is the author themselves. Mods may think a crit is well explicated, but that doesn't mean that the author will find it useful in leading the poem where they want it to go.

Also, the mods often disagree even between each other about what changes need to be made in a poem. I don't think any objective rating system could be devised.