thefixer, I hate to agree with you, but I do. And this has nothing to do with Rendo... it seems to be the case everywhere on the net.

/soapbox_on

I've read it in almost every blog attached to a gallery. The way to get lots of hits is to comment on everyone else's work (favorably). This makes sense. I scratch your back, you'll scratch mine.

I'm not saying this is either good or bad. I believe it to be the way of the world, and I can see why it works that way.

The simple truth is, you get several hundred hits for every comment. Most people are not interested enough in ANYTHING you do to take the time to comment. And it's just as well, I suppose.

There have been a number of sites with which I was involved that have closed simply for lack of commentary on the pictures/stories/etc. Everyone comes, drinks their fill, and never leave a tip to the people who provided the content.

You simply must learn not to take it personally.

/soapbox_off

That said...

Let me drag out my old psychology degree...

Why all the naked V4's? It's quite simple. Male artists tend to like pretty girls in the nude. Females are not as visually "wired" as are the males, so they tend to be more atuned to context than to content per se. To use the "Men are from Mars Women are from Venus" idea, men are about getting things done; women are about how they FEEL about what was done.

Again, no judgements passed. This is why renders of nude men don't get a lot of female following, while a render like DPH described probably would. This is why the vast majority of porn users are male. Males: "ger 'er done!" Females: "What did it mean to YOU?"

Yes, I have known exceptions to these generalizations, but I contend they ARE exceptions.

$.02, take it or leave it. I'm fine either way.