Well I was going to leave this thread alone since I posted my opinions earlier, but based on recent posts, just a couple of notes...

To me, the whole matter is not about bandwidth and whether images should be deleted (or size limited), nor is it about the quality of a 3 a day artist's work. Honestly, I'm not sure why this has even been brought up.

It's a simple matter of compromising to provide the viewers of the gallery the best experience while still allowing artists to post their art. The length of time it takes to surf the galleries is only going to get larger as more members join, making it harder and harder for the viewers, until they decide to go somewhere else where they can manage to view what they want in a reasonable amount of time, thus making less views, sales, etc. Sorry, but some people don't have all day to view galleries. I try to, but I can't keep up and I don't look at nearly everything, but it still takes me roughly an hour just to get caught up with half a day's artwork. Yes, it's my problem, but on the other hand, if it gets to be more and more people's problems, then they will have no other choice, but to just say the heck with it.

I'm don't want to stir up a war, but I never can buy the "I do it just for myself and not the viewers." theory. Art is a two way interactive medium. Whether it's for cash, to thrill at seeing your name or pic in a magazine or on a wall, to entertain and make the viewers think, to get help, or just to get a little encouragement, it's all about interaction with the viewer. Yes, people enjoy doing the art, but I think the feedback is also a large part of the experience, one that seems to be discarded by those with the noble idea that art is only to please oneself. By posting your work up, you are saying that you want that interaction, and it's kind of hypocritical IMO to say you don't if you post.

To me, the bottom line here is, think about your goals, but if you want to have viewers and show that you appreciate them, think about the viewer's feelings as well and how much trouble they go through to look at the works presented here. That two way street of interaction starts with both sides meeting at the white line.

Another 2c
ShadowWind