Only members of my critique group ever read the words that went into that manuscript. (blog.infinitypublishing.com)
I would GUESS they fall - in with the former, but it's not as clearly private as the above mentioned email groups, or say, a website that only gave out its password to the dozen or so members of its critique group. (neil-clarke.com)
Under «Don't Count,» I would certainly, as a publisher, never count stories that circulated in print or over email between members of a critique group (not just private blogs). (neil-clarke.com)