Excellent post DarkElegance (and funny too, I might add!) I'm in the same camp with ernyoka1. I rarely rate images or post comments unless the artist has done something that I find exceptional in some way, or just plain like! Often times I simply can't find good words to explain what I like or, for that matter, don't like. Trying to tell someone that their lighting or shadows aren't quite right would be difficult since I'm not that good at those things myself and would not be in a good position to provide tips on how to improve! I do appreciate constructive criticism of my own work.....especially if the criticism is accompanied by a link to a tutorial to help correct a problem or an explanation of how to do it better. Finally,everyone's tastes are different and what looks bad to me, might look awesome to the next person.