"Quote - "I have yet to do a Naked Vicky In a temple with a sword"
heavy head And that... is why you fail."
**pjz99 - LOL!! I did a semi-naked VIATWAS once in my early days here, I never realised then how common this feature was. I did get quite a few comments though!

**"And be sure to give a cheery, 'Thanks for looking!'"
**DokEnkephalin - Oh no, I say that! I only say it to be polite & thank people for taking the time for taking a look & hopefully giving me some positive feedback. (this does include criticism which I see as a positive if it helps to improve). 
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**karen1573 - Interesting idea, worth looking into.
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I've read this thread with interest. I don't browse the galleries as much as I used to. It has annoyed me for some time how little response some of the amazing artists on here get compared to the hundreds of comments others get that just churn out very average work. I'm not criticising anyone's work, we all have different levels of talent & what we perceive as 'ART'. It's just ridiculous for people to comment on a picture just because they're buddies or to get a comment back, what's that all about?!! I like to look through the art charts but this system is flawed. Yes, there are some great pieces up there which I admire but there are still those there that have just got there through the 'buddy' system! You know there will be an artist that will get on there most weeks regardless of how good the actual work is. I only really visit the charts in the hope of seeing something really good that I somehow missed. One of my favourites of recent times is this one: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1387561 
My main reason for posting into the gallery is just to share with others, as I like to draw inspiration from other peoples work. I would hate to get to the stage where I no longer wanted to post a picture or a comment because of some of the nonsense which does exist here. I don't mean nonsense in the quality of peoples work but how things are done here.