I think there are several factors that contribute to some pics having a higher number of hits than another of similar style and caliber. One factor is of course is the thumbnail. Is it eye catching, does it show the whole pic or just a tantalizing hint of what's to come? I tend towards the latter. Another factor is that some people post in the forum asking people to go look at their pic while others do not. Nothing wrong with that, but the folks that ask are likely to get more hits than the folks that don't. I rarely follow such a link, but have been known to if it is someone I know and admire. A third factor is of course reputation. That does not necessarily mean people are snobs or cliquish, but as in all products (and yes gallery pics are products) the producers reputation is going to have an effect. I'm sure there are other factors as well, standard marketing tactics apply. Personally I don't view much of the Poser Gallery anymore since it is just too active to keep up with. I do try to make forays into the Beginner's Gallery now and then and try to leave comments that I think will help new people, most of whom exceed my skill even though I've been doing this for several years now. I still consider myself a Beginner since I just dabble and have never gotten the training wheels taken off. :-) jon

 
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