I'm not as obsessed with this as it might seem, but I do think about it, mostly for selfish reasons. Let me elaborate. I display my work on 2 web sites: my personal site and here. I wonder about the advantages and disadvantages of both places. I want my work to be seen. I want attention. I like it when I am told that my stuff is pretty good. Here my images are thrown into a pool with 500 other artists. My images might as well not even exist after the first few days of posting. They will not be seen again unless they make it into the best or most galleries, so I think about how to make it into those galleries. That's one of the reasons that I am irritated by the server error that caused the mess in the most viewed gallery. I might have a couple of images could get in there but they'll never make it because of those 3 days in October. The game isn't a bad thing. It naturally brings out the best in us, unless it is manipulated. Rick didn't get to the top because he manipulated anything. He got there because he's a great artist and a great guy. The game works as it should and the winners should take every advantage of it. Now, thanks to Nick and Barb, there's an area here that is outside of the game. It's a place where an outsider can see good fractal art that my not be the most popular.