Lehsreh. Some of us have made a few enemies out there. ie; banned people. I had a whole rash of 1 stars come thru and I know they were coming from the mooks that I banned (most likely, several times). I believe that some people score low to be bastards. Some do it to be funny. Some do it to spite others. Some people can't be objective and some don't understand context of a shot.

Craig pretty much said it. The problem is when decent pics get 1-star.

WHen a lot of us first started out here, some of the guys would just blindly take pics and throw 'em up. They wouldn't even look at them before posting. 80% of the time, they were ultra fuzzy. I'd give 'em a 1 star and honestly, do I need to explain to them that their shot is fuzzy? Can they not figure that out on their own??? I think the rating system can be obvious at times.

But when a well focused picture w/ excellent set-up, compisition and lighting gets nailed, EVERYONE looking at it and the rating has to wonder. Dave's only asking people to explain themselves.

Hammerfel is aware of the situation and simply believes that people should be on the honor system. Like I said, there are trolls and lurkers who'll just come in and blast away. And let me in on a lil tidbit. Try to post your pics on the JBL and you will be LUCKY if you get a comment or two. Believe me, I've given up doing 1-shots over there.