Theres a fine line between what people think are critiques and hurtful comments. If I were to critique a picture by saying "You didnt do a very good job modeling that" or "the lightings off", they would be looked at as hurtful comments, because I didnt add a compliment. Not all critiques should have a compliments. Sometimes people make bad art, (not any of you of course) and they need to be told it. Doing so at Renderosity would probably get you warned or banned. When you get a critique and you feel like flying off the handle and bombarding the critic with instant messages, re-read it first and see if theres truth in it. Im not a big fan of the "hey all my friends, vote me into the Hot 20, and I'll do the same for you". Thats just not my style. Renderosity has seen that kind of commenting for so long, that its now the norm for people to do that. Anything over the "Excellent job, vote vote vote" comment is hurtful. I dont understand why.