These types of discussions remind of High School..who's more popular than other....~sigh~ I didn't like cliques then, and at age 44 I don't like them now. That being said, I could care less if I'm in the HOT20. I do what I do for relaxation & for the fun of it. I hope to one day subsidize my income by doing something with all this(so I can go part time in my current job) or for those golden retirement years(it will take years to master all aspects of 3d/2d work). For now, as long as my hubby likes what I do and I like what I do, that's good enough for me. Why stress out over of all of this??? We are doing this for fun aren't we??? No need to add more stress to ones life by worrying over this kind of crap(OMG I didn't make it in the HOT20)~eye roll~ I personally enjoy posting in the Vue gallery..I do on occassion get the critical comments, which I have NO objection to at all. After all, aren't we here to improve are skills???