Hello to you, too
. Sorry I haven't responded until now, I was on vacation and wasn't spending much time on the internet. I read over your journal, and you're right to be confused, copying people's works to learn is a really complex issue... I don't understand it all that well half the time, honestly xD. How you're going about it sounds pretty legitimate as far as I can tell, though. Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with copying other people's works to learn. As far as the group went, I was hoping that posting it would give people a chance to critique each other, and I think that only keeping copied works private would take away from that aspect. Some groups might not like copied works, but if you don't want to post them there, don't worry about it - as long as you're sure the copyright would allow it and you think there's something to gain from it, I'd say keep posting the copies online. Putting them in your scraps is another option if you don't want them to be so public but still online, too. I hope this helps, sorry it's so long xD.