Tony Yeboah - Scorer of possibly the greatest goal ever in the English Premiership... ...and Apophysis hater.

"I'd love Apophysis to have it's own gallery, then I wouldn't have to look at any more crap flames. Even the thumbnails are an affront to my eyes." You misunderstand, i'm not separating 'good from bad' flames. ALL flames are crap! That's why flames should ONLY be used as part of a bigger picture. Hitting random batch and moving triangles around for two minutes doesn't make you an 'artist'. OK, constructive comments. Ban flames that are just rendered out of Apophysis and posted on the site. This serves two main functions. 1) It saves me having to look at the crap. 2) It elevates the quality of pictures that are posted on the site because there will actually have to be some work involved in them. The people that are just rendering for the sake of it will actually have to learn how to enhance their work past the 'I made this for you mommy' stage. This makes a more creative gallery thus provoking other people to push themselves harder and come up with something different. I know I can't be the only person that is tired of seeing the same people call the same crap basic flames posted every day 'fantastic'. They have been doing it for god knows how many years now and people I have a newsflash for you. "THEY AREN'T GOING TO STOP!!!" I know what you all are going to say... "This is a community it's part of being here". Well look at the top of the page, because it has two words there. 'ART Community'. Sure you can kid yourselves that this place isn't about art it's more about community, but I live in a community, I have neighbours, I have friends, and my daily routine doesn't involve going from house to house in my street and kissing the arse of everyone I meet there. As for people who aren't 'skilled' enough to post in this gallery then maybe they should be shown the way to the beginner gallery. Otherwise, what's the point of having one. Tony Yeboah - The Apophysis Hater

I just did. This place is great. I LOVE RENDEROSITY. Hate most of the people. People always ruin it with their bloody holier than thou attitudes. So I go holier than everyone. They all think i'm a twat and unite in their hatred of me. I keep this place happy and stop the hatred from spreading uncontrollably through the forum and gallery onto the internet and into the hearts of every human being on the planet. I'm sorta like God, but without the worship thing.

I LOVE RENDEROSITY!!! big hug

Deviant Art is one of THE worst designed websites I have ever had the misfortune to get lost in. If they had gotten a 3 year old to design it then it couldn't have been anymore user unfriendly. When I click a link I want it to go where it says it will not cruise around for 15 minutes hoping I get there eventually. I'll never understand why it took off in the first place let alone why it is still growing. Maybe it's the excitement of never knowing where you are or where you will end up. A virtual walkabout. What is with the name 'Deviant art' anyway. Why not go all the way and call it 'Paedophile pictures' or 'art by rapists'. Eccentric, idiosyncractic, nonconformist, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox and even unusual are all words that mean the same but without the blatant sexual overtones of 'deviant'. Not somewhere you want your kids to go.

I'd love Apophysis to have it's own gallery, then I wouldn't have to look at any more crap flames. Even the thumbnails are an affront to my eyes. Truthfully, this whole gallery is stagnating, we are pouring out the same rubbish time after time. Until we get some inspiration or jump on somebody elses inspiration bandwagon, then it can only get worse not better.

I agree, everything is a compromise. It all comes down to what we personally will accept. Speaking for myself, I will accept that views, comments and votes are linked to rating lists (for want of a better word), but don't accept the FWW, Competitions and other lists. The reason I accept the first 3 is because I can't do anything about them and they will probably never affect me anyway. It's very unlikely that I will ever get enough views, comments or votes to make it into one of the corresponding lists. On the other hand, competitions are voluntary, so I just won't enter any and it will never affect me. The only other thing is the FWW which has now been dealt with. I could have just deleted the image myself from my gallery but then no-one would know how I felt about it. This way there is less chance of me getting picked again because the moderators know how I feel about it. So now I can just get on with making my art and showing it to people without having to worry about any of the things I dislike about this site. That goes down as a success in my book. This is a community not a dictatorship. If you have a problem with something then ask to have it changed. The worst they can do is say "no" but if you don't ask, then you won't get. It's been true for thousands of years and it's still true. Tony.

I agree, Marion. Personally, I think the vintage showcase is a much better idea. It not only shows the history of fractal art on Renderosity but also lets you see art by some people that no longer post here. Kudos to whoever thought that up. Thank you, to the moderators for removing my picture from the FWW.

No worries, Keith. It's always a pleasure to explain myself.

The 'Fractal of the Month' is chosen from the images in the FWW. People vote for which they think is best. The FWW is all about judging art and i'm against it. I'm not trying to convert people into my way of thinking. If other people like to rank and vote for art then no worries, you carry on. I'm just trying to inform the moderators that I don't want to be included in it. Next time i'll send an IM. Sorry for the trouble.

I don't believe in rating art. Leaving comments is fine, but anything that separates "good from bad" art is wrong in my eyes and doesn't encourage a community of art appreciation. I know that the FWW and the Hot 20 and the other lists are supposed to give people something to aim for, but what happens if they don't make it? These lists create a divide between the people who are on them and the people who are not. While it may start out as inspiration for you to improve. If you never make it into one of these lists then by definition your "art is bad" because if it was any good you would be on the list. Do we really need to put more pressure on people to be "included" when all we should really be doing is enjoying art.

I'd appreciate it if you'd remove my image from the FWW. Thank you.

The FWW. Yet another attempt to promote notability within an illusionary hierarchy, if it wasn't so sad it would be funny.

Awesome work.