As for your suggestions

MP3 Feedback Forum: Country, Christian and Similar Genres
MP3 Feedback Forum: Pop, Rock, Rap, R&B, Electronic Genres
MP3 Feedback Forum: All Other Genres

=> I don't see a need for splitting up this forum as long as there is not way too much traffic, i.e. that single posts would 'go under' too fast

Lyric 1: Finished Lyrics & Lyrics Looking for Music: No Critiques
Lyric 2: Pro Lyrics Looking for Hardcore Feedback
Lyric 3: Developing Writers Looking For Educational and Developmental Help and Feedback

=> how about a 'generic' Collab Forum? I often write lyrics to other people's music. That could be a good grazing ground for me ;-)

=> PRO versus 'developing writer' - I wouldn't find myself there. I wouldn't call myself a pro since I don't make money with writing lyrics (none to speak of), on the other hand I've written lyrics since 12 years on a hobby basis.

For my personal benefit separating "country" from "everything else" would actually suffice. I read the posts saying that sometimes lyrics were used for quite unexpected genres (and it happened to several of my own lyrics as well). On the other hand typical pop lyrics (or R&B) are VERY different from country 'requirements'.

A different approach could be requiring the posts to be qualified as to their genre or the genre they are meant for.

Bernd
[url]http://bernd-harmsen.com[/url]