It's been most interesting reading everyone's opinions on this subject and they have helped me to come to a decision - which is that I will judge how my pictures are doing only on the number of viewings they receive. I reason that if someone views the larger image then they must have seen something in the thumbnail that they like. Therefore I don't feel I need to have anyone's comments on the picture - the fact that they viewed it is enough for me - so I will have comments turned off in future. If I see a picture that I really want to comment on then I will send an IM direct to the artist - no reply needed. This way you will know that my comment is sincere and not influenced by anyone else. I maybe don't have the time constraints that some of you have but I certainly have the painful health problems. When things are bad, that's when I normally look at the galleries, to take my mind off all the bits of me that hurt! Hope you all understand that this is just my way of dealing with the current situation. I'm really not ungrateful for any genuine praise and help I have received in the past - far from it - but, for me, things have to change. Mags

We don't cease to play because we grow old, we grow old because we cease to play.