I got put down by three of the "heavyweights" on the forum.
Yes, being publicly mauled by several members of the upper echelons of Lula, is not a happy place to find oneself in, having just had the experience myself - so definitely been there, done that and got the wheals to prove it. But hey ho, life goes on and we can't all be perfect can we
Yes I agree about showing various versions of your work and allowing people to help inform your own selection skills, by being willing to learn from your peers as to which version they think is best. I know that I have posted images on Lula that I thought were really quite good and they have not been critiqued as I had hoped, but you have to lick your wounds and move on. But on the other hand, I have also posted images that I thought were interesting shall we say and people seemed to really like them.
So yes I agree, if you want to do it, then why not make a few variations and let people choose, although I have to say that there are images that we will all make, that for whatever reason, we feel that they are the complete and final thing and we care little what others think about them and would never want to change them.
Some of my best work has been created only after I made myself listen to what people were telling me and then taking their advice.
Dave