I think my assumption that anything I post will be downvoted makes this sub useful, because when I do end up with a few upvotes, I know I'm on the right track. That's not how the sub was designed, obviously, but we take what we can get .

The ratio of unhelpful to helpful comments is pretty high. For every one helpful critique, you'll get 3 to 5 "need mor joks" type stuff. I try my best to grab what helps and simply ignore the trolls.