Another prompt

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You're welcome, Mark.

I'm referring to the Eratosphere, the workshop site of poetry magazine Ablemuse.

The 'sphere has positive and negative points. For example, a lot of new members are put off by the fact that you have to post 15 'solid' critiques before you're allowed to post your own poems for critique. You really have to know poetry. And it doesn't feel particularly diverse there, at least to me. A few things have happened that have made me feel uncomfortable. Once a new member posted a poem and it had a fairly unusual style. A couple of established members critiqued her style and she defended it. That sparked a sort of 'ganging up', which wasn't pleasant to see. I posted a kind comment, which didn't make me particularly popular. Overall, my experience has been useful; and when things get a bit intense, I just take time off to recover, lol.

Yes, I'm a fan of ebooks and I feel lucky I'm able to work online. I wish I was retired, but I work from home, which I enjoy. Today a blue tit landed on my office window frame and spent some time scratching about; I think he/she was finding insects. (Bird poems are usually appreciated on the 'sphere.)

I took a look at Eratosphere.  Some things I like about their setup, but the tone of the comments (what I saw was mostly excited praise) is a lot more academic sounding and that puts me off.  It was an intriguing and intimidating site.  But not one for me.  It's interesting how much time is spent by readers/poets explaining the poem rather than critiquing specifics.  This is only a cursory glance of course.  I admire your adventuresomeness of going to various forums.