I don't know, I feel the good stuff still rises to the top. And even the stuff you don't like, someone has put a lot of effort and thought into. And sometimes, even if the picture itself is unsophisticated, the colours or textures are really well done. I think some pictures get voted for just because they're bold and bright, not tentative, and that appeals to a lot of people. Just checking over the names that striving mentions, and can't find a gallery by xina. But if she's the one I'm thinking of, I hafta admit I thought her work was worth voting for. I know what everyone means about the reaction to leaving comments - I once left a comment on a picture (the guy was selected as one of my 'favourites') the comment wasn't even critical, and I got a furious PM in return, more or less saying that I'd insulted his artistic integrity :o| He came off my 'favourites' list mighty quick after that, and never got another vote from me!!!! Childish of me, but that's the way it goes rotfl