well this thread is a very intresting topic for discussion. And most of the comments are indeed valid, Yes sex does sell, Comments between individual groups are the norm ect ect. But my personal view on this matter is this: Unless you are selling somthing to the audiance, does it really matter weather they comment or not, yes it would be nice if people showed their genuine appriciation for your work, but at the end of the day i create my images for my own personal pleasure and if others like it then that is great. If your view statistic is hitting the roof then that holds more favour for your work than anything a comment could say. I would like to see more constructive comments in the gallery that would help the artist improve on their skills instead of constant praise. If you praise too much, then how is the artist to know when the work is trully outstanding.......The story of cry wolf comes to my mind when i think of this.