You know much about this, heh. It's true.
Most people go idolizing on me on most of the small forums I go, and I rarely get any good C+C. With good C+C I mean critique that actually helps you, instead of pointing out the small details. So far, for me, TSR's been the best place to get serious crits all around, but since Ive been recently doing pokemans, I though I might join PC. It's why I came.
(And to learn how to rom hack)
Id recommend you GIMP for animations btw. You can make gifs through layers, and easily edit them.