Vile opened this issue on Jul 26, 2002 ยท 54 posts
johnpenn posted Fri, 26 July 2002 at 9:01 AM
I think the problem is the lack of a jury. There really needs to be a juried gallery so that the crap is weeded out, and there's a lot of crap. Also, if you look at Most Viewed images, they're always boob shots. Some are quite good, no denying that, but most are simply crank breast size to 11 and render. The hit count alone is a huge incentive for a renderer. I could rate low, but I've gien up on the rating system because it's flawed. Ultimately, this will happen anywhere that there's an open means of posting images. It's inevitable. Since you can't stifle creation by deleting what someone considers crap, what is called for is smarter moderation where a mod can delete thumbs and posts for not following the nudity courtesy. It sucks, and I've also teetered on the edge of giving up on renderosity, but it's not just for the softcore porn, it's because there's a lot of people that simply aren't artists and have little to offer in terms of criticism or inspiration. There are many that offer a lot, and it's unfortunate that there's so many crap factories to dilute them out. Like I said, my dream is to have a juried gallery and perhaps a selective forum for those with ability to contribute constructively. But I can't come up with a feasible system to make it work well. I don't like the idea of an elitist art club, but that's what I'm describing, so I don't know that it'll ever happen the way I want it, and if it did, I'm not sure I'd want to be a part of that either. So, you just have to take the good with the bad, and roll with it.