I tend to agree with petuniacan on a few levels: (1) Not sure where s/he is from but in the US, we have freedom of speech. But, it's really kind of a "mistruth" because, you see, a person can't espouse a belief or opinion without (perhaps) being subjected to the wrath of those "other US citizens" who believe freedom of speech entails being able to exact their own brand of "justice". For example (and JUST an example), an athiest attaches a bumper sticker to his/her car saying, "There is no god". Now, the US government isn't going to haul him/her away for speaking freely but I can virtually asure you that the vehicle will be vandalized by those who are upset by her/his bumper sticker. Hence, we really don't have freedom of speech unless defined as, "The right to say what you wish so long as it's acceptable to the majority of citizens". So, I can understand petuniacan's preference to hiding under a different name as the consequences for espousing an opinion is sometimes quite a negative surprise. (2) For all the people who keep saying (not in these words exactly), "Do your art. What do you care about the Hot 20? Post for your own enjoyment", etc. All I can say is that your advice may just apply to the way you look at art. For example, this is the biggest site of its kind. For an aspiring artist who wishes to become known (and perhaps) be able to sell her/his art, being able to claim repeated appearences in the Hot 20 would be quite a feather in a cap. After all, people seeking artists to hire might only have time to look at the Hot 20 (in any particular category) to get their insight on whom to contact. So, while some might consider this site an artist's community, I'm sure others view it as a window for the display of his/her wares for possible advancement in their endeavor to achieve some monetary gains and other noteriety. (3) The Hot 20 has been the subject of complaints of bias for the entire time I have been a member. It is definitely flawed. While the images I view in the Hot 20 are very good, they are certainly not (always) the best. Like life itself, it is largely a matter of who you know and who your friends are. One might say, use the bias here as the same bias one would expect to see in real life. This site COULD do something about it but they seem to be reluctant to satisfy the years of complaints. Which brings me to this comment, that this place is really just a store and not overly concerned about it being a "stepping stone" for quality artists seeking acknowledgment. There are, in my opinion, easy ways to make the Hot 20 less biased...so, since I am wasting my time, I'll post one such suggestion: (a) Add a (secret) indicator to the profiles of 100-200 random people each week. This "indicator" records any votes these selected people make during their "tenure". All other votes cast by viewers without this "indicator" turned on are disregarded for Hot 20 purposes. In other words, a person casting a vote for the Hot 20 never knows if their vote is really being counted. I would suggest just counting the views these selected people make but due to the nature of the "beast", it would result in an abnormal number of views of nudity instead of art in any form. To me, this would be an easy solution to implement. All one would need is a develop a routine that ran automatically each week and set indicators for members. After that, the counting of the votes would need an adjustment to check to see if a voter had her/his indicator turned on (so the vote would be counted). Seems easy to me.