I have no problem rating a shot 1-2 stars just as I don't have a problem rating a shot 5 stars. 4s not too hard but 3s are middle ground for me and i'd say 99% are ABOVE the average or far BELOW. I don't often comment on 1-2 stars because it should usually be obvious; focus is out of shot, bad lighting, bad composition, etc.

I get the sense some people upload their shots directly to this site w/o ever checking them (you can't always tell your shot is fuzzy on a 2.5" lcd screen on camera) AND the fact the shots aren't resize.

Honestly, I'm a harsh grader. Some of the guys agree, if you see the same stuff over and over w/o progression, I'll start rating LOWER. It sounds mean because it can be hard to step up when your shots are already A+. DaveCW always pushes the envelope, imo. This might be a poor example but take Comic Artist Jim Lee. His artwork was the bomb in X-Men. Then he did WildCATs and got even better. Then he started the Deathblow project, changed his style and it was awesome! But when he did Divine Right, I felt that his work had lost a few steps. Then the work on Batman and whatnot, it's just not as exciting.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Get rid of the ratings, keep 'em up, Boss Fel has the power. Only the masses can sway his decision(s). Well, I think they can at least.