Like any public display, we open ourselves up for criticism here, whether it's text or a 1-star-rating. I don't generally rate photos by stars (Google Chrome won't let me; there's always one feature in a forum that doesn't work...). If something blows me away, I might copy the address into Firefox and rate it a 5, but otherwise I'm limited to text.

For the Street Fighter example, the concept was great, and Dreadnok Dread has proven himself with intricate sets. I'm thinking the effects (blur and transparency) overshadowed the actual figures (I can only recognize Guile's hair and Ken's gi). Since the toys are arguably the focus of JoeDios, the rating might've been lower than expected.

I've skipped uploading plenty of photos knowing they were pretty weak (poor focus, boring composition, etc.). When I do get one up, number of views or star ratings don't mean nearly as much to me as someone offering some constructive criticism for improvement or even pointing out what they like.