What I have seen in renderosity (more than any other forum) is a lack of constructive criticism and a lot of votes for buddies - this only hurts art in the long run. I would much rather have sincere well thought criticism than pats on the back from one of my friends. I have seen this buddy favoritism play itself out in contests as well as crits in the galleries. In the long run it only hurts art and applauds mediocrity. I also agree that bad - troll like comments are not good for art or anything else. There is a huge difference between solid constructive criticism and bad comments that are just mean with no substance. I find it pretty easy to just read right past the trolls and I suggest you only look at the bad comments that are constructive. And Yves put it right - don't ask for criticism unless you can take the good and the bad. I myself listen to the bad and learn from it - isn't that why we are asking for crits in the first place? Scott