Again--yeah, I'm straightforward. I have a subtlety deficiency. But none of these remarks are PERSONAL ATTACKS on your being or anything. They're criticism's of your work. The first thing you should expect when you make a work public is that people are going to rip it a new one if they don't like it. you've GOT to get used to the idea. You can tell when someone's ripping it just to rip it--but that's not the case here. I'm explaining why. I'm trying to shine light on why it didn't work for me. This isn't a commentary on YOU AS A PERSON, but the work you did that you submitted to a contest.
It's all love. Seriously. Mine's just that crusty old uncle love.