It's a free choice by the artist...allow or not. I'm not here to compete, I'm here to learn and share what I see. I love comments (and as most know, I tend to leave comments both short and long for others). Being a free community with free choice, I leave comments when I see something I want to comment on. I don't comment according to who comments on me, however, I sometimes get comments from people I am not familiar with and it gives me a chance to see new work and meet new artists that I don't always get a chance to browse around and find on my own. With the amount of ebots I receive in one day, and working a 9 hour day with heavy obligations of my own at home every evening, I can't spend as much time as I'd like  looking at all the marvelous things presented at RR.

Conversely, if I see an artist who consistantly uploads and doesn't allow comments, I also have the option to view that photo or not. I do feel bad that I can't tell that artist how wonderful their work might be and I know I can always site mail that comment but I am so limited on time I find I most often can't do that. Perhaps it is only that sort of frustration of not being able to express ourselves verbally to others that creates this dissatisfaction of those who do not allow comments or ratings.

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MrsLubner
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"It please me to take amateur photographs of my garden,
and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look
professional."
                                          Robert Brault