Excellent points by everyone, and maybe it's just me, but I still don't see what the problem is. For those that don't like ratings/comments...I think there is the ability to disable comments and ratings on posted images. Perhaps what's really missing is HONESTY in comments. I very rarely see constructive criticism...and maybe that's because nobody wants to hurt anyone else's feelings. Regarding the tally of # of views....does anyone really care? Some of the ones I thought would merit a ton of views got relatively few...and vice versa. Why?...probably a myriad of reasons...maybe the thumbnail didn't catch the eye...and, yes maybe it was by an "unknown" artist. But, whatever...so be it....that is just the way it is. I suspect that most post here for fun(I'm certainly not making any money off it)...so...maybe we need to keep that in mind and take things a little less seriously.

In youth, we learn....with age, we understand.