"mediocre shite from the "buddy brigade""
thefixer - Recently I have wanted to make a comment on here about this but I feel that I would be backlashed against it. I'm going to say my piece now anyway. 
I love going through the galleries & picking up those gems that truly are a work of art. I've added some to my favourites recently, I am in awe of some of the talent here.  Some of these great works haven't had the recognition they deserve (not enough views & comments) & half of the most commented & highly rated sections are took up with the friends club just posting canned pictures time after time & maybe alot of people will miss these. I still look at the art charts even though half of that is the "buddy brigade", some work there is superb. I do find though that unless you can look at the galleries everyday you'll find it hard to keep track of the good stuff, so what I do now is check the favourite images of people's work I've commented on. It's amazing what great work is there that was posted weeks & even months ago that you would have missed. I really wish the most commented & rated section would highlight what this section was really designed for.
Sorry for the rant.