Pete Lawrence wrote:
On 15 Jun 2005 09:19:14 -0700, wrote:

A better approach would be to offer some words of encouragement and
suggestions for improvement.

An even better approach would be to improve a bit then post images.

It depends on how you perceive why people post. If you think it's
because they are saying - "Hey look at my image it's the best there
is" then I would agree. However, most post because they are proud of
what they have done but would welcome constructive criticism. There
are different levels of competence and different interpretations of
quality. I think most would be agreeable to a bit of advice and
pointing in the right direction - I know I am.

Well, I guess we see things in a rather different way, shall I say. I'm
always astonished by people lack of self-criticism (or they won't post
such horrors).


It's very negative to just jump in and say something's poor. It
destroys the confidence of the poster and probably puts off others
that would post if only for a bit of advice. Astronomy should not be
an elitist sport. You have a lot of knowledge - so share it (possibly
with some examples of your own).

Maybe, but I never refused giving or taking an advice. OTOH I find
quite difficult lying...

Andrea T.