I suggest that those that want actual critique of their images (even on an amateur level) present their images to those above who feel as Bobbie25 does (it would be far nicer to have a separate gallery for it, but thats never going to happen). This enables "artists" to hone their skills BEFORE posting images to the gallery, and avoid the non-constructive gratuitous comments like "Wow!", "Neato!", and "I love it!". BUT if thats the case, what then is the point of posting to the gallery at all? When you "share" the image in the gallery, you have to accept the voice of the masses, which as often as not is nothing more than "Wicked kewl!". In the same vein is the Rating System. I never use the rating system, because its a joke. I've seen people given realistic ratings (along with a critical explanation of why) only to be negated by a subsequent person who UPGRADES their rating to overcompensate because they didn't like the realistic rating. Its a travesty of a joke..