dphoadley - I sent a critique of your gallery to you via site mail. It was easier to critique your gallery as a whole that way although I did mention a few specific images.

thefixer - Absolutely, the Hot 20 by any other name is still the Hot 20. The sad thing is people who aren't "in the know" will look at them and think that is the creme of the crop.

aeilkema - Yes, I'm asking for honest comments or, at the very least...stop and think before leaving any kind of comment at all. Why "ooo and ah" a cookie cutter, uninspiring, flat images with little merit to it, when you can give that praise to someone's who's overlooked but whose work is exceptional.

SAMS3D - Mocking anyone's work is not constructive, helpful, or necessary. You're right, there are really talented and inspiring artists in all the galleries that deserve the praise, the ratings, and the favorites that get little recognition or encouragement.

beryld - I'm asking people to take the time to pay attention to the ones that really deserve it and stop paying lip service to those that don't.  Maybe it is pie in the sky, but maybe it will get people like garyandcatherine, originalkitten, Mondwin, samhal, DigitalDream666, Primal, Fredy, and others the recognition they deserve or at the very least a little more encouragement.

Take a look at their work and then take a look at the most comment and highest rated, then tell me the ones I've listed don't deserve to be there.

pjz99 - You're right, we are seeing the same few artists over and over and a number of them do the same cookie cutter images over and over again, and it's a shame the real "artists" never get seen on the front page, and it's every members fault!

zollster - oos and ahhs are nice, when they're deserved.

Maybe we won't get anything to change...but ignoring it isn't going to make it go away, and not speaking out about it every so often is an injustice to those that produce the real Art!

It's all fun and games...
Until the flying monkeys attack!!!