Hmmm. I wouldn't say this was an illness in "all" the galleries. I've participated in the 3dsMax forum/galleries for a while before coming to the Poser ones, and there were far less of the hobnobbing going on over there (albeit there is also far less activity in that forum as well). Not saying it's good or bad, but there seemed to be more genuine honest "critiques" of images over there than I have observed here. Now let's be honest, anything can appeal to almost anyone. For god's sake, the most famous art galleries (real ones) in the world are filled with splattered-paint-on-canvas rubbish that took mere moments to create, but are adored by millions. HOWEVER, that being said, I think part of the reason the Poser community isn't always taken quite as "serious" as other 3D users is because when people from places like CGtalk come here, all they see is "your wonderful!" posted in the comments of most pics that are obviously done by absolute beginners. Nothing even remotely critical is tolerated by the masses on this site for the most part, which really doesn't appeal to those who are looking to improve their art. Sometimes even the slightest negative comment done in good faith is instantly attacked by "friends" of the poster, or followed by a mass-posting of "DON'T CHANGE A THING!" posts when someone suggests adding or removing an element. I think that's why most people feel comfortable here, and that's why this place is so popular (although I'm not sure it's more popular than CGtalk). Beginners can post their stuff here and not worry about getting critiqued to death. I DO believe this place could benefit from creating seperate gallery categories in each software forum for "beginners" and "advanced" artists. Then we'd know more clearly if we should comment with a serious and honest critique, or be light and fluffy with our comments. :)

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Tools :  3dsmax 2015, Daz Studio 4.6, PoserPro 2012, Blender v2.74

System: Pentium QuadCore i7, under Win 8, GeForce GTX 780 / 2GB GPU.