Hi Tony...
So far I haven't had too many bad comments and I never pay attention to ratings...but I can see where some people need it for encouragement.  I have to admit that I only started leaving ratings recently..simply because I don't pay attention but now I'm getting used to it.
I think every artist needs encouragement.  I'm not sure why others would want to discourage someone...but I would be interested in everyone's input on this.
Thanks for posting.

 

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