Sure, If you want to prove you're not a copy and paste coder, come and sit down in front of me and code whatever I tell you to code. I don't need to prove my skill, that's the difference. I've actually written stuff that is in use today by big sites and small sites. I own a business that does very well, I don't have to prove anything to anyone. If you want me to prove it, pay my rate of £100 an hour and I'll do whatever you want. Until then, I don't give a flying f*ck.
You feel you need to prove yourself because you want so badly to be acknowledged, liked and prove you have some sort of skill. Fine, I admit, you have the skill of an apprentice and someone just starting out. You're slightly more than your average McCode developer.
And finally, be careful who I criticise? Lol. Do you honestly think I'm scared of criticising anyone? I've had people ring up my place of employment (when I was employed) and threaten to come down and meet me in person to settle an online dispute. To which I say "ok". I will share my opinion to anyone, the worst that can happen is someone DDoS's one of my sites...Oooooh no.
Give it a rest, boy. Go and seek your grandeur elsewhere.