I give fives unless I can think of something that can improve the image... I give 4's if I see something that could use improvement or if it overall just doesn't quite look right.. I give 3's only if there's a serious problem but an overall good idea.. I don't give 2's or 1's because I've yet to see something so bad as to deserve them. Of course, I often don't post a rating to something I don't like because I just don't bother looking at it.. also, if I'm in a bad mood, I don't rate things because I would give lower ratings than they deserve and rather rude comments.. To me, the numbers don't mean a lot.. it's the comment that means something. People piss me off if they give a low number without an explanation or suggestion.. I'll often give a 5 or a 4 accompanied by suggestions for improvement.. the work is 4-5 quality but there are possibilities for improvement.. Umm..I think what I'm trying to say is that I, at least, have a system for my ratings... and even if I give a 5, it doesn't mean it's perfect, it just means that I think it's a great pic... and I'm usually more interested in comments than ratings anyway. There's also the part that a 1-10 scale would be nicer.. some of what I give a 5 for would be better labeled as a 4.5.. and so on.. in-betweens, I round up usually. If there were 1-10, I'd give more in the 7-9 range, and only a few 10s.. I think I've ranted enough, Rosh