Quote - I'm talking about far worse comments that are not anywhere near as bad as the two you mentioned.  :) 

In terms of being scathing rebukes of artistry?

Quote - So nudity cannot be artistic?

That's not what I intended to say.  Sorry for not communicating clearly.

Quote - Or yours just aren't artistic?

Well, I think they are, but that's my view.

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Quote -   And why are they coming to Renderosity to look at CG nudity when there are sites with actual nude photos they could browse instead?

You know, I wonder the same thing . . .  It's just a bit curious to me that renders with a nudity tag get more views.

Quote - So is that a "bit of encouragement" or a "scathing criticism" in your view?  And if you knew about the lighting already, did you post that in your description for the upload that you wanted help with the lighting?

Neither.  Scathing criticism is uniformly negative and often malicious.  My point in making the remark about being sanctimonious is directed at those who think that if a render isn't perfect, it's not worthy of being looked at.

Quote - They didn't say it was wrong.  They said it wasn't quite right.  You can always ask them how to improve your lighting?

There is a fundamental difference between "wrong" and "not quite right?"  I've received suggestions like: "You need to use shaders for your character skins."  (They ALL have complex shader trees.)  "You should try IBL lighting."  (Which I do.)  The problem is that one size doesn't fit all.  Lighting that works well in one situation looks terrible in another.

Quote - In your culture do both of those statements mean you should pack up your things and give up doing computer art?  And do you think that by displaying your work in galleries that somehow you should have a right to receive only rave reviews?  You can disable ratings and comments for your uploads you know.

You're really missing the point.  I'm reading commentary in this thread that makes it sound like the standard for art is absolute "realism," and I'm reminding everyone that not all of us are there yet.