2:59 AM, Tuesday May 24th 2022
Hey Rob!
Thank you very much for the critique! Will keep these points in the warm ups from now on :)
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Filurfelix
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6:45 PM, Saturday July 11th 2020
thank you very much! great feedback and that diagram is a godsend! will be thinking about the lines for future boxes, thats a great tip! very good written, was right on point
6:20 PM, Saturday June 27th 2020
hey Rob! thank you for the fantastic write up and feedback! was easy to understand and well written.
here is a rough perspective page:
there is 14 days until i can submit again right? got the 250 box challenge ready for you guys.
thanks again //
7:12 PM, Tuesday June 23rd 2020
Hope you are still here :)
revision incoming.
Great critique btw, keep it up!
3:42 AM, Wednesday February 5th 2020
hope this link is visible, thanks again for all the feedback
3:28 AM, Wednesday February 5th 2020
ye, didn't understand where to post it. thanks Benj for the help
6:41 PM, Monday February 3rd 2020
Great points, thanks alot for taking the time to critique, means alot, organic perspective here i come!
6:27 PM, Monday February 3rd 2020
Thanks alot for the critique!! was aware of some of the mistakes but you brought up things i hadn't even consider or thought of!
Thanks for taking the time to look thru, invaluable critique going forward and for warm ups!
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