A few things for Petuniacan. First off, sympathy. 2. R'osity is not an artist forum. It's a shopping mall with a band, sleazeballs selling junk in the less-frequented halls, and a savvy marketing shill who knows that teens flattered come back. If you want an art forum, try some of the other Poser sites. I'd mention PoserPros, but who knows how the PTB might react.... 3. Being in the "Hot 20" is less meaningful (given the bias of the voters) than being a bestseller. And being a bestseller doesn't mean much about quality, just marketability. If you want to be in the Hot 20, create sappy saccharine cliches or find new ways to display Vickie's breasts. Not a sure thing, since the competition is heavy, but at least you'll have a chance. If you are new in the mall, see if you can find The Legend of Dr. Legume and the Pink Ponies, which drips with consolation. 4. Get to know who the good artist/critics are, and cherish their notice, not the volume of reactions. For example, I have an image that got a positive comment from Will Kramer. That's worth 2173 "Extremely excellent Dude! Love the jugs!" 5. Don't take this place too seriously. After all, what "the place" takes seriously is pretty darn silly. 6. Off to check out your gallery.... Oh, but I guess I can't do that, since you are using a new name. Which, BTW, was not necessary. Unless you are a permanent troublemaker, you can depend on most of the community to have the attention span (and volatile tolerance) of a puppy. And we're artists, so we LIKE troublemakers.... M