I personally don't care about the Hot 20. I go look at it every once in awhile just to see what's in there, but the comments on the images often irritate me. If someone does a lot of postwork I see stuff like "nice postwork" along with some indication that it shouldn't be in the Poser Hot 20 because there is too much postwork. If someone doesn't use a lot of postwork then there are comments to the opposite effect. I think the "Magic Pink Pony" just proves a point about the Hot 20.. just because something is in the Hot 20 doesn't mean it is (or isn't!) great Poser art. It's just a piece that 20 - 40 people really like for whatever reason--controversy, like Legume's latest forays into art, or excellent examples of the latest fads (Vicki in a temple by MnD Productions, or beta testing for nice new armor), or using Poser as a base for digital painting.

Anyway! I would never, ever attack an artist, whether the subject is a Magic Pink Pony or Vicki in a temple. If people don't like the latest MPP Hot 20 craze, they should vote for things they DO like. I for one find the MPP a challenge to try different things with Poser. The BIGGEST challenge I have had in Poser so far was the 3D-cc contest, which challenges people to turn the Poser manniquin into their favorite hero using scenery, textures, props, and so on. I am very proud of my effort, not because it is technically superior or even particularly good, but because it forced me to think about the true essence of something I love and try to emulate that using very basic tools.