My opinion on this matter goes a little countercurrent. Saving the subjective criterion to judge an image, the objective criterion it must be safeguarded also. The first one can be express with the personnels comments and appreciations to the image. The second can be express with the relative vote. This is possible, keeping in mind of some parameters "objective" of quality with which the same image has been realized. IMO, these could be the parameters to consider: idea (subject and fantasy), composition, modeling, texturing, illumination, POV, mood (colors and atmosphere). In truth I would not be for abolishing the ranking, but rather to strengthen it, since I see in it an utility to put in evidence the imagination and the technique united together, where each of us can draw for improving own skill. IMO the fancy it's not separated by the technique and by the method, but all together it competes to make the art. Luigi.