Very Confused
 

I wouldn't worry about it. It takes alot to make something. Don't let some fool discourage your efforts. I just post comments.All your guy's stuff is cool!! If it wasn't, I wouldn't be here on this site!!!!!!!

I thought this site was for us to post photos and gives opinions. So are we now going to refer these kinda of things to Hammerfel. Well in that case only 3 people relpied to this post http://www.joedios.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521 and no one rated it. I posted countless photos and some get good replies other (most of the time) get smart a-- remarks. Now this photo if it's the Cobra Imp picture it's too dark. If there's other activity in the picture I can't see it. Maybe my eyes are bad or my monitor is bad I know I'm not afraid of the dark. So I guess that makes me an a-- clown for giving MY OPINION. So my point is not everyone is going to like your pictures...sorry if this offends you, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

Your right B
 

No your right B, everyone is entitled to their own opinion...but you seemed to have missed the whole point of my complaint.. its not that I don't like people giving out bad ratings.. its that i would prefer people to be honest.. not just rate the picture and leave without saying anything.. to rate a picture 1* or 2* and not say anything is very bad its not an opinion as so much of an insult... as dave pointed out.. comment if you think the picture is that bad explain where the photographer is going wrong.. but to simply slate a picture an not leave your name .. I just see that as cowardly... and a slap in the face.

Ok I'll give you that I can see that point, but who cares. Now I just gave my comments one these photos and left some tips. You can take them to heart or tell me to pack sand. Don't dwell on it. Atleast you tried.

The point here is that if someone gives a foto a low rating, at least be polite enough to say why it sucks. Be it your opinion or not. I understand that people don't have the time or interest to rate or comment on EVERY picture out there. What fun would it be for Blowtorch or anyone elseto repeat over and over, "I find your shot boring." (I'm not picking on you, Blowtorch)

Like I am recommending, please PM Hammerfel about the rating system. Due to the mass problems it seems to be causing, I'm all for getting rid of it.

There's a solution to the problem

Yeah, I was thinking maybe update the script so you can't vote until you post, but that might bring the Lurkers outta the woodwork, and we Don't want another Valor13 Incident! LOL!

I could just see a lurker creating like 10 accounts to just spam the pics around here! I'm suprised it hasn't happened already!

I wouldn't stress over the ratings. It's like our fitness Reports in the Marine Corps. They have number ratings, but how accurate are they? One CO could be pumping your score up because he likes you and your next could put you in the gutter because he's a hard ass. The Comments hold a lot more weight! ;)

I only rate a pic if I comment. And if you really wanna, I say you "out" the Smacktards! LOL!

This problem is really starting to suck, it seems every few weeks someone comes along and gives all the pics I've submitted low ratings.

As such, until a solution's been found, I'm pretty much going to take down all my pics. Just pisses me off that someone'd be such a punk that they'd go through all my archived pics (and I'm guessing other people have this problem too) just to give low ratings.

Maybe I'll start posting my own pics again when a solution's been found, but until then I'll just stick to looking at other people's pictures and commenting every now and then.

Confused
 

I like your pics Jay. By not posting your pictures you are giving tremendous power to the douchebags that don't like them. It is important not to take bad comments personally. I think it takes guts to set up a picture and upload it. If I had a camera and knew how, I would. You contribute to this site in a positive way!!! Keep on doin it!! Don't let the douchebags win!!!!

I agree you shouldn't take them to heart. It took balls to post a pic so why let someone ruin that for you. I get smart a$$ remarks from certain people all the time. Like some of the comments here http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=183
but you don't see me pulling every pic, or whining because someone didn't rate my pic the way I wanted. I got pics up now that I thought were great but only one person replied to it and it has no rating. So does that mean I pull every pic? It's called an opinion we all have one.

BTW did anybody stop to think that maybe the guy who rated GIJock's pics wasn't comfortable about posting comments yet. (Honestly I found some too dark and stated so.) To be honest every one of you have been unfair about this you've singled this guy out and ripped him apart (ie calling him a douchebags, an a$$ clown) Can any of you prove this guy did this out of spite ? He could have another member to the site, but after reading some of the comments here I don't know if I even want to continue being apart of this site.