Hi Terry, I dunno, "serious" is kinda relative. My mother was just diagnosed with stomach cancer and her doctor told me she has about six months to live. I myself am having some very serious and life-threatening surgery in a few months. Soldiers are dying in Iraq; in Israel, children going to school on buses are being blown up and their body parts are being strewn all over the place. Maybe I am just in a mood, and if so, please forgive me...but in the scheme of things, rating systems on websites and artists leaving art communities aren't really all that important. If you have people around you that love you, and you feel healthy, then perhaps a little perspective is needed. Mindy