"one thing I have noticed here on R'osity is you've gotta give comments and feedback in order to receive the same."

I agree, photostar. This is an artists' gallery rather than a public one! Some people do sit back and think they're the 'bees knees' and don't have to bother about other people's work, some don't even send an e-mail of thanks when you favour a picture of theirs. But of course, it's just polite and bad manner reaps it's own rewards. I use a three strikes and you're out method, just to be fair (people have problems sometimes). Personally speaking, I find looking at other people's work great fun and quite uplifting. It's amazing what really good art turns up here! Of course, in my background of professional art I have often had to nurture new talent... so I know how important a word can be. Sometimes all that is needed is the right word, rather than a whole sentence.

There is a downside though. Some artist go around every gallery they can repeating bland or frankly ridiculous sycophantic terms purely in order to get return comments.

So far as critical comments and low ratings go. I know for a fact that I have been purposely down-rated on pictures that were otherwise doing very well... down-rated by people who where at the same time giving me 'high praise' just to mask what they were doing. If anyone has any complaints on that score, address them to Renderosity. They are keen to stamp out this sort of thing. There is NO place in a respected gallery for 'Malicious down-rating'.