Generally about proposed solutions

[LisaFaginDavis]

I got three this week, twelve this month. I've received at least fifty in the last two years, with many more before that. They tend to start with "I promise I'm not one of those crazed obsessives..." and end with "I would really like your opinion of my work." Except they don't really want my opinion of their work. When I have taken the time to review their work and respond, the author nearly always responds to my suggestions with anger and defensiveness, not with a mind open to constructive criticism. So I don't respond anymore. The point of peer review, whether in private correspondence or double-blind for a journal, is to receive constructive feedback that will improve your work.