{All I know is my mother taught me that when someone gives you a gift - you say thank you.} This is an interesting point. But, I think this comparison would be better: Someone gives you a nice, free gift, but says that you have to pick it up at Sav-Mart. So, you go to Sav-Mart to get the really neat and cool item. Did I mention that it was a really neat & cool item? Keep that in mind as you enter the store... When you get there, 3 sales people block the entrance to the store until you push them out of the way (they call these "pop-ups"). Then, a midget salesperson walks under your legs the whole way until you notice him and push him away also (called a "pop-under"). Then, another saleperson asks if you want to wear a nifty, free jacket... which, coincidentally, contains a homing device which tracks your every move and will cause more sales people to be attracted to you (they call it "spyware" with "cookies"). Finally, you get to the counter to pick up you free item. But, as you leave the store, more sales people jump on you (called "on_close pop-ups".) You go back home and complain to the person who gave you the free item. He says that you should be grateful that he made the item available and only then tells you that you should known better than to have gone into the store without protection. After all, you could have used Sales-Blocker, Sales-Aware, and Sales-Away to keep the sales people out of your way. Why didn't you? So, do you thank your "friend" or do you yell at him for making his cool items available at that place? Do you even want to be his friend anymore since he associates with a place like Sav-Mart, that assaults you when you go there? {You're pretty outspoken for a "Newbie" that hasn't really contributed anything yourself.} Ah, the old "you don't have anything posted, so your opinion doesn't count" idea. Well, then, I suppose movie critics' opinions don't count because they've never made a movie. I guess music reviewers' opinions don't count because they've never made a CD. And I guess art reviewer's opinions don't count because they've never drawn a masterpieces? Look, I can't sing. I know I can't sing. But, I know Michael Jackson's recent songs stink. So, just because I have never made an album, does that make my opinion worth any less? Why is it that someone's opinion is considered less worthy if they don't have a gallery, free stuff, or a store? Why does this matter?