I think the reason why some people don't like NEDesigns is simply because they don't want to hear about the bad things that exist in screens they post. When someone posts a screen on NEDesigns, instead of getting a strand of, "That looks great" replies, people tell you what you can do to make the screen far better. Sometimes, the feedback can be less than friendly, mostly when someone posts a screen that they haven't spent much time on. Personally I find the feedback from screens posted on NEDesigns to be much more helpful in improving the things I post.
Edit - What I really wonder is if the people who don't like NEDesigns have ever actually tried posted there and becoming part of the community or if they just think they aren't "good" enough so they say they don't like the site.