When I posted my Because last night on Photo.net, I made a critique/rating request, mostly because I'm given to believe that the more one's photos get rated the larger the free photo quota for us non-subscribers.
So, I make such a request on pretty much all the (1/2 decent) photos I put up there. And, since I know they may be rated, I'll check to see how I'm doing <g>. The odd time, some jerk gives me like a 2 or even a 1. Fine. Not everyone likes my stuff, but I don't think they're worth that low a mark, by any objective standard. Last night, the first rating I got was a 2/2. I went to see how this guy tended to rate, and his average rating given was something like 2.2. Pretty low. Then this morning, his rating was gone! In fact, it's not the first time something like this has happened, where a low rating (or even couple of ratings) that are completely out of whack with other ratings for that photo turn into vapour. I wonder if this is something that happens automatically, or if someone is monitoring things. Has anyone experienced this? Anyone know what's going on? Just curious. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
