As the site has grown in membership I've noticed a problem that my communications with a friend has brought to light. Photographers who are learning seem to be afraid to post on the site out of fear that they can't live up to the level of such titans as Pierre, Lucy, Daryll, Sam, Josh, etc. I feel that this is going to drive some people with real potential off the site, and limit its growth. Aside from this I feel that Caedes inclusivity is what drew me here when I started out, and I hate to think that might disappear and that new arrivals won't experience the same level of acceptance that I did.
How can we resolve this? Maybe a "Critiques" gallery for new photographers to get advice from those titans instead of competing with them. I know you're going to say there's no competition at Caedes, but there is. When I look through the "New Images" pages, I cherry-pick the images on which I want to comment and vote. Those images whose authors may not have the experience of the aforementioned titans don't get noticed, so their work silently dies without comment. Do we want this?
How can we resolve this? Maybe a "Critiques" gallery for new photographers to get advice from those titans instead of competing with them. I know you're going to say there's no competition at Caedes, but there is. When I look through the "New Images" pages, I cherry-pick the images on which I want to comment and vote. Those images whose authors may not have the experience of the aforementioned titans don't get noticed, so their work silently dies without comment. Do we want this?