"Btw...does one has to have a gallery to prove himself/herself to be worthy of commenting?" Of course not, I've always disliked that attitude. I should have been more clear and regret that I wasn't. I was reacting to the rudeness of the original posting with rudeness of my own, not a good strategy. It wasn't the volume or quality of images I really meant to call attention to but rather the fact that this person hasn't been a member long enough to have known that we've all been around the block with this subject quite a few times. artico's essential point is a good one. In my opnion the validity was damaged by the way the message was conveyed. There's also the fact that the allegation isn't entirely true. With my latest gallery posting I asked for criticism, and I got it. Usually when people offer suggestions for how to do things better, I thank them. I know of others who also encourage and welcome constructive criticism. As regards the "excellent" thing, well, it's true that too many images are "excellent" just because someone enjoyed them. As we all know in the Poser gallery the most "excellent" images are those with large naked breasts, for example. :-) I give the Vue community a lot of credit for having a lot of artistic credibility, community altruism, and the ability to give and take criticism in an adult manner. Again, I'm sorry that my prior comment in this thread was badly expressed. Fighting fire with fire doesn't put out fires.