no, poser is held to the lowest standard IMVHO. the assumption is that the typical poser user's image will have bad lighting, bad/no shadows, bad/no facial expressions, bad poses, bad/no backgrounds, bad joint bending, bad/no clothes fits, bad/no image composition, et al. thus it is customary for folks to post congratulatory messages below poser images at poser-related sites, even if the image is poor, because we've learnt thru long experience that telling 'em their images are poor only results in lynch mobs and hurt feelings. that's why I encourage everyone to join the critique group. it will not only boost one's ratings, but the helpful comments will allow one to improve one's image quality.