Which Foot to Start On

[wasellajam]

Here's a question for those who watch such things (I do, a little, but don't know the answer).

Is a newbie more likely to become a long-term member if the newbie's first submission for critique is to Intensive, or to either Moderate or Basic?  That is, in a purely statistical sense, is self-confidence or self-effacement a predictor?

That's an interesting question that I don't have an answer to. I think wherever a newb posts they are more likely to stay if they have an interest in improving the poem. I think the lines have blurred somewhat as far as adhering to critique guidelines which doesn't bother me.

Personally I usually avoided posting my own poems in Intensive because sometimes a critique focused only on one point can be key, I didn't want to miss that and it was discouraged in Intensive. I found that members who were able to give a more intensive critique could be encouraged to do so through discussion in Moderate.

I would think you could check all the one time posters and see where they posted, but I don't know if that would be meaningful.
Also, crit can be gentle or brutal in any workshop depending on the the critiquer. ? critic?
I'm curious as to how you think you could apply an answer to this.