it's a sad commentary when posting images in the gallery is perceived a matter of courage. whatever happened to the idea of sharing one's images with others, just for the joy of it? I've posted many toons (almost all at other sites,e-groups or newsgroups) and if somebody enjoyed them or got a laff outta them, that's enuff for me. whether they comment or not is secondary to that. p.s. karen, thanks for those great new options, but believe me, after 10 years of doing this, I know that they almost never want serious critical comments, even in cases where they appear to be asking for them. anything that can be construed as non-positive is very damaging to the psyche, for all but a very tiny minority.