Matt, I don't have to explain my behavior either; however, I care more about people than I do about fractals. I thought that- by explaining the reasons behind the curtailing of my comments, people that I care about might understand that it has nothing to do with personalities and has everything to do with time constraints and examining my own motives for leaving comments. If I hadn't been compulsively commenting in the first place (which doesn't mean that I wasn't being honest in my comments), I wouldn't feel a need to explain anything. Thanks for the "good luck." I need it to "keep me on the path." :~) ulliroyal: I agree with what you say, but, generally, I haven't the time to give constructive criticism on every image that doesn't catch my eye or that I find unappealing. And, sometimes I know that I don't like a particular image, but I have a difficult time explaining why.