"people shouldn't have to be "comment whores" in order to get feedback from the "community"?" You're right, people shouldn't have to be comment whores, BUT, there are thousands of pictures going by day after day. I can't look at every thing, of course, if I did, I'd be a comment whore :) but alot of times people who complain that nobody looks at their gallery are the same people who don't comment on anything, they don't post in forums or anywhere for anyone to see them, and thumbnails really do not last on the front page for very long. I try to check out anyone who's been to my gallery, I check what's new, I usually pick a random page from earlier in ther week and see what's there that has very few comments on it and visit those pictures, if I see a new name in the forum, I might go check out that artits whole gallery, and see what they've been up to. Ya might call that a comment whore but.... oh well. I remember how it felt to start out here, and it's tuff not getting any views or comments.