many of the posts that i've had the chance to peruse have had some type of criticism, no matter how small, posted in it.

I rarely see heavy criticism on TG - it's a really benign place. Is it fair to anyone to always pat people on the back and say "good job"?

definitely an all-business, no fun attitude that prevails here.

That's not at all fair - TG can be quite a fun place. If you want to make it more fun, it's up to you to make that happen.


you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.

Indeed, but there are no flies here.

There are some spectacular 'fire and forget' threads on TG - a question gets asked, loads of responses, and tumbleweed.

I'd be delighted to see the OP come back to us on this one.