I, like Colm, never allow ratings and I never give them. Comments, sure. This rating debate has raged on this site and others for a long time Marshmallowpie. Colm gave good advice, if you insist that you want to leave someone a rating, remember that many artists take it personally if you leave them less than a 10. Many don't care, but many more do and they know it. It's an ego thing. It used to be that when you gave someone a rating, everyone could see what you rated an image. You should have seen the trouble that caused. Lots of grudges and spiteful acts of vengeance. You can see they changed it now however, and it's for the better. "One mans Picasso is another mans toilet paper..." ...isn't that a redundancy Colm?...evil laugh Omen555 who doesn't care for Picasso's art.