Terry, to be quite honest, I miss seeing your work. I do occasionally look at your site to see what's been added, but it's so much easier to look in a central location, like RO, to see what people have added to their galleries. And that, to me, is the main function of this place. Yes, it's wonderful to receive compliments on one's work; and by the same token, I like to be able to comment upon another's work. But when you look at some of the glowing remarks for some pieces, they seem so strained (and I mean in a manic, hyperbolic -- artificial way), that it's almost laughable, and THAT is what gets me sometimes. And I don't understand it. I would not WANT remarks on my work that were not sincere; and likewise, I do not comment upon anything that hasn't moved me in some way. If I want to just say "hi" to someone, I IM them (though I'm awful at correspondence, as anyone who has tried to do so with me can attest to, including yourself...). I, too, am in favor of doing away with the counts and the lists that foster the popularity contest atmosphere. They serve no purpose other than to create a false atmosphere. Someone, was it Keith?, used the word "sycophant," and I think it's appropriate in some cases. I believe it was Dryden who said: "A sycophant will everything admire: Each verse, each sentence, sets his soul on fire." Eh. In the end, I ask myself, "what does it matter?" After all, it's only Renderosity, it's not The Met, after all. So being number one here isn't exactly something to write home about, and it many times has nothing to do with actual art. Still, the process is divisive, and that's the problem.