oh for crying out loud. yes, you're right. but are you getting anything out of the hot20? does renderosity put you on the front page or do you have any products you're selling that this kind of publicity could benefit from? every single 12 year old with a brain can figure out how to make 5 or 6 dummy accounts and vote for himself just so he can feel swell. but it's not going to help him any bit in turning into an artist. and everybody knows it. make something that's worth it, and it will get up there. the system works both ways: it can be faked, or it can be for real, and you sure as hell feel better when it's for real :)