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a few points I'd make... - good design requires critique Anyone who wants to do public art ought to care a bit about whether it works or not. Hard thing to measure, since individual responses vary so much, but if you have a listener who at least represents the demographic of folks who 'might conceivably relate', then feedback from them is certainly a good thing. Its just one data point, but 1st draft's are rarely the best ones, and an iterative design process that takes into account 'usability' reports stands a good chance of producing something better than a purely iconclastic effort. - the observer is part of the system Welcome to the fun house. Anything I say about you is really talking more about me. This should be reflected in the language we use. You can talk authoritatively about your feelings and your reactions, and you can help us to understand the basis for your reactions with a bit of introspective disclosure. But you ought to be real careful in your language when you describe something in 'objective' terms. thin ice, there! Korzybki's 'General Semantics' was all about this. - this is a family show the very name of this forum suggests that we loopers are talking among ourselves, this isn't a public WWF smackdown show, this is a family gathering, and certain kindnesses are in order. 'Delight' suggests that we are here for enjoyment, to celebrate our enthusiasm for an art form that gives us pleasure. That fact should inform any critique offered in this forum. Spankings should be given with a smile! In any case, I think we all enjoyed the realization that a blistering review turned into a thoughtful discussion and that there's a lotta cool vibes here. (unlike _some_ internet lists, haha) Thanks all! Bob Campbell near Seattle http://www.mp3.com/AstroBlue