That is true, you have gotten better about not being so hard on yourself lately as opposed to things that were said months ago. I still wish you'd change the thread's title, though. I think a few people have brought that up, and yet it still hasn't changed...
The title wasn't meant to be self-berating, just silly. If I was going for self-berating, I'd put "Neko's crappy art." or something like that. Failtastic is a silly word in my book and therefore is used in a silly way.

As far as the lack of comments and feedback goes, well, that's normal. Sometimes people miss an update or they don't check your gallery out every day, especially if you've been on hiatus for a while. If you really want more feedback, you could specifically ask people in a VM or PM saying "hey, I posted some new art. If you could check it out and let me know what you think, I would appreciate that!" When Liokora posts a new update in Pokémon Alpha, she mentions all the people that are following it and has a kind of "subscriber's list" going. That might be a good solution for you to consider as well. Look at people who have given you feedback before, ask if they want to be placed on such a list to be notified when new updates occur, mention them when you post an update, and see if that helps. I'll admit, if Liokora didn't do this, I might have missed a few updates simply because I get busy and involved with other stuff going on. I may not check the thread every day, but I definitely check mentions.
It's normal, I know that. I'm not one who likes to bother people with VMs/PMs. I always worry about coming off pushy that way. I do use mentions whenever I respond to posts- but I try to minimize the number of mentions I send between posts. That's why I can be slow to respond in this thread- I typically try to make sure I've got new art to post with the mentions. I do have a mention list for PRS stuff, but I forget to use it a lot. And again, I don't want to ping/mention people 5 times in a row and spam their inboxes. My fault there. Either way, I'm well aware activity is low. That's why I don't expect this thread to stay active for extended periods of time. I'm fine with that. I'll just take breaks and come back as I've always done.

It might also help if you check out other people's art threads and give feedback for their art, also. Or writing. Sometimes getting feedback involves a little sowing and reaping and reciprocity in a "if I review yours, will you review mine?" kind of way.
I'm very guilty of being a lurker. I admit that. Half of it is because I don't know what to say, the other half is I'm afraid to say the wrong thing and upset people. And I'm not one to post "If I review yours, will you review mine" type stuff. Again, I don't want to a bother in that regard. I do need to be better about not lurking.

Also, it helps to be more generally involved with the community as well. Every little bit you do to participate, even if it's just small, silly stuff, still helps. Like Secret Santa, chat threads, or even just the casual stuff. It helps people get to know you better, build rapport, and as a result, they become more interested in all the stuff you do.
I've been around for what... years? I'm not well known because of my lurker status and I'm sorta okay with that. Sometimes I wish I'd be more involved with the -planning- of stuff since I far more enjoy making things for people to enjoy than being the one enjoying it (if that makes sense?) but the senior staff don't seem to require any assistance on things, and that's fine. Anyway, the last time I got involved with a community thing it backfired in my face and is why I took a long break. Personal issue more than anything, but I'm still a bit hurt/upset over it. I'm going to be taking it -very- slow about trying to get back into the community as a result- that's why I started with my art thread and PRS. Not that it's been a great start >.> I'm not a very sociable person by nature, though I do like to be social. I just find it very difficult at times and can get a bit discouraged.