Do you read other critique first?

[Leanne]

I do always read other comments, but that's because I'm nosey -- and NEVER before I read the poem thoroughly, usually several times over, and then complete my own (as objective as possible) critique. Exceptions to this rule are obviously in the misc/fun sections where if you don't comment on the comment series you've left the loop and it's really difficult to rejoin, sometimes with effects detrimental to one's inner ear or bellybutton.