"I know it's not your responsibility to appeal to my desires."

Love that line.

And, to a degree, agree with you. At least as far as the same ol'- same ol' aspect, anyway.

I really love the idea about going after those subjects that folks would normally overlook as models or not try to capture the intensity/image value of. We've had freeform shoots before, and maybe it's time for another one. They are generally all about getting people on film that don't usually end up there.

Lastly, absolutely concur that if someone puts something up, they should expect whatever opinions come up. Good or bad. As long as it's not someone mocking the entire effort with nothing constructive to contribute, or someone wandering in a saying, "yawn"...those are my limits, though. I do get a little peeved when folks decide to incorporate themselves into a discussion just to be contrary or to throw a spanner in the works. But if someone's promoting something, I feel that if I have the time and the ability to marshal my thoughts around their effort, they deserve my honest input. And I have the freedom to give it to them.

Um.
That got long. Sorry!