Hey Max_,  the part about 'lots of time on their hands' kind leaves out everyone I know, lol.

There's no perfect way.  It would be nice to have a way to view the top rated rated/viewed/commented pics within a given gallery without having to surf the one million entries in place.  The people who are on other's favorite lists will get more views, etc. than the unknowns but I guess the unknowns will have to earn their places on fave lists.  If you consistently make good art they will come ;)