"To many people, diversity and inclusion are more important than the quality of their music."
WHAT?

Paul McCartney -
FACT - he'd go back in after ensuring everyone else headed home after a The Beatles session and redo his parts until they were perfect so that he could be whatever it was he wanted to be.
OPINION - He was a passive aggressive control freak. Talented though. Ending up writing drivel without someone to directly compete with.

One must establish a rapport that makes it clear what expectations are with someone from whom you want frank assessments.

The User Showcase forum isn't an "audience" in the public performance sense. Generally one has to make it clear that constructive criticism of a piece is welcome.

Nigel may"...listen to all the other songs on that forum." but he only comments on a few & generally visits daily to bump his current track with a thank you which is fine by me. He did start out on the forum being frank, & fearless in his comments but ruffled a few feathers and, honestly, was off the mark on the odd one so has taken a different approach.

I visit almost daily, listen & comment on most songs BUT I don't comment on those who've chosen not to comment on mine for a year or so. There are a few on my ignore list for a variety of reasons.
If the singing is pitchy, sibilant, strident in certain freqs I'll mention it BUT if I've mentioned in the past and the poster has made it clear that they don't care about these things or don't care for such commentary I demure choosing to comment on improvements or other aspects.

It's not politically correct to consider people's feelings, address their needs or put their work in context. It's woke though. Woke in the correct sense as opposed to a common label for all things disliked by a demographic.

Cheers
rayc
"What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe