I'm not trying to change your mind with this at all, just letting you know where I'm coming from when I *do* leave concrit: if I don't like a piece of work, for whatever reason, then I don't leave any feedback at *all*. If I do like it then I'm coming from a place where I just want to talk about it with the creator, maybe *I* didn't like the speed with which they read but (like you've pointed out) it will be perfect for someone else.

Yes, sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I though most concrit came from a place of total dislike. I was just trying to address that option so that my follow-up sentence about concrit from someone who sincerely liked a lot of stuff about my work didn't feel too presumptuous.

Eeep! I don't think I would *ever* point blank offer to beta for someone I didn't really know, I feel like that would be more insulting than any concrit I could give them.

*nod* It's perfectly possible that that would go over badly with a lot of people. I just know that I personally would prefer an offer to work with me on a future project than concrit on a completed project. I might be alone in this!