If the old system is broken how about a wider range of scale given then everyone would not feel every image is a "10" and like a stated before nobody knows what somebody else has given you unless you state so.

A rating system of more numbers would possibly give a more accurate distrubitution of averages and would would also "knock down" "undesreved higher scores" for those images that are actually only average.

or limit how many many images you can actually rate a day that would limit the "clicks" from "pushing there friends image up the art charts".

I don't know nothing is perfect but it is obvious that this system is not working and if it reamins I will disable it and enocuarage others to do the same since this turns inot a popularity site a not a site of self expression that might possibly get recoginized even without being on the "Art Charts"

Chris

PS I'm enjoying this thread and love debating this and thank those who have participated still have heard nothing form the site itself!?