awhile back this thread came up in the complaint section and a small group of us agreed to save 5 ratings for the truly incredible images. i've brought up the "blank" option so that, if someone wishes, they don't have to place a rating at all, like AofD remarked on. There is also the many who ignore the rating and regard the comments as the REAL critique, and again, those who could care less :) which is one of the things i love about this community. The diverseness of it. Making it a REAL community. very cool! ed