I have no idea why, but I did not include "favorite" artists on my profile. Maybe it's because I don't like the idea of playing favorites. I agree with Steve in that it's way too easy for some people to follow links to a personal gallery rather than actually viewing a section gallery. But eliminating the favorite artists list is not a permanent fix. It'd only close one avenue for friendly voting. No matter what Rendero would do, it'd still go on. It's a huge website, you know. And I agree with Dee-Marie that the sincere vote is the strongest show of support. It works, even if not perfectly so. There will always be the clones (which can be fixed) and friendly votes (which can't be fixed) that will cause images to "infiltrate" Hot 20s. Just my thoughts, too - Rich

And don't call me Shirley!