sher richardson 05 Feb 2005

I believe i saw that one, of the little girl behind her mother? The one who gave you that may be newer and not knowing of the unknown protocol of ratings...

Sometimes i report to AW if i feel the low rating was silly and mean. Right now i just don't report much. I have 1's and up.. owell.. i suppose its the mood i'm in and usually i get all huffy over low ballers hitting other peoples work more than my own...

Just email AW with the image address if you think it was a personal attack...

Have a beautiful day sally : )

Greg Summers 05 Feb 2005

I got one of his comments too - it was the only comment - i deleted the image and can repost it to start anew - there's not much you can do at all.

The rating high and low are not a meaningful reflection of the quality of the work for many reasons - how can a number be put on art anyway?

We all seem to love the attention and the rewards of high ratings and many are angry at anything less than a ten because it means no Top Ten listing. Ten means perfection.

Is it possible to rate and comment honestly - I guess it depends how many friends you want on the site. There's an image posted with a black background over exposed - is anyone honest enough to mention it and rate accordingly - doesn't seem so.

This is a social group and there will be some who won't fit in - it pleases them to get attention through negativity and there are others who are pleased with being rated with 10s.

Personally, I'd like to see the top ten list done away with. For those who want exposure, it would be a detriment but it would certainly lower the level of conflict on the site. Ratings would become less important and the stuggles with them would die down.

There's a lot of energy spent on them. We all seem to enjoy these struggles as much as our art.

Richard Delay Sirs 05 Feb 2005

Hey I have to agree with Sher too. My fist image posted on AW and the first rating I ever had was a miserable 3.

Well we can all get over it, eventually. The thing to do is to raise yourself above it.

Ask the rater - What time does your plane leave??

Patrick Miller 05 Feb 2005

Unfortunately, the clueless and visionless have equal access to the door (bummer). You could always just shake your head and have pity that they occupy a place that you do not. Just because you have the keys to a car, doesn't mean you know how to drive. I think the photo is great the way it is.. :)

sally naumko 05 Feb 2005

Hi Sher :) Anyone who gives your work low grading must be blind. I would love to sit and learn from you! My daughter was over last week, and as we browsed your work, all she kept saying was "Whoa...cool." As for this low-baller, I don't think this person is new at all. And yes, it was the little one peering up at her Mum. This particular artist has only 4 pieces of work, and they are all computer graphics. It leads me to believe he has no knowledge of the type of art he is commenting on.

sher richardson 05 Feb 2005

Sally..i believe he rated all digital images with 9's and 10's... theres a clue : )

..and thankyou for the nice work comments.. : )

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and PS...

40 words or more required for a 5 or below rating...! AW could make that happen...

sally naumko 05 Feb 2005

I wouldn't mind the low rating if it was an honest, articulate criticism...hell, I am my own worst criitic!

I love this place. So many nice people, and so much talent :) It is really easy to get lost here for hours! Greg, I just saw some of your work, and WOW! Fantastic! I adore the little squirrels! Shall have to browse some more when I have some time. Right now I have two little furry faces looking at me asking for their walks. Thanks all of you for your kind words.

Mark Peterson 05 Feb 2005

I saw the one you speak of sally and I too went to view his portfolio to see if I could assess his experience. I failed to recognize any for alot of the work he was commenting on and I questioned his motive. I think the low numbers would not have such an impact if they came with some constructive words of encouragement, or good advice to back up the viewers experience but most often they do not. A proper combination of wording to back up the low number is far less damaging and extremely helpful, but sense 99% of the time this is not going to happen Im all for the above suggestion.

And by the way Sally, Thank you for the nine on my tiger....Im glad you enjoyed it and appreciate your comment.

ArtWanted.com Staff 05 Feb 2005

As we have said from the beginning. If you get some bad ratings, or you suspect someone going through your portfolio with bad ratings, just e-mail us and we can look into it and delete the rating/comments if needed.

If you don't let us know about these issues, we can't warn or stop the person from doing it and it will just continue. Thanks.

Desiree Walstra 05 Feb 2005

I think you shouldn't bother to much! If a person is giving bad ratings JUST to hurt you, it is just telling something about the persons personality it means he is a frustrated, unhappy person not able to get things of his chest in a mature way. The intention behind the comment determents it's valu. In this case the rating shouln't have any meaning to you, just laugh at it and compary yourself to that pur personality, look in the mirror and congratulate yourself because YOU DO have a fullfilling life! About rating in stricktly 10's I think thats silly, when everybody does that there is no value to a rating anymore! And when you want to grow as an artist you need hounest feed back! JUST FOR A START!!!!! HAHA DAISY

Mike Streeter 10 Feb 2005

I got a nasty one, it said. "hhmmmm let's guess how many sleepless night's and hours you spent pouring your heart and sole into this"

joan warburton 10 Feb 2005

Wow, Mike! That is so incredibly rude! You should ask AW to remove that and warn the person who gave that to you.

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