lars raun

I think by making the rating anonymous photo.net removed some of the charm it had for me. I didnt mind getting low ratings because it was interesting to go and see what kind of taste the lowraters had. If a rater had an interest in for example macrophotography, I could more easily understand his/her dislike of my photos, or if the rater had a similar taste to mine, I could learn from the photos he/she had given high marks.. Now all the good or bad ratings are just numbers, meaning nothing to me because I can't see which rating came from who. I've not used the forums here so I dont know the reasons for these changes, but I fail to see any logic at all. Photo.net to me seems to be largely a nonverbal rating site. Considering its size, its amazing how few comments even popular photos are getting compared to much smaller sites. By removing the personal touch, I guess the site got rid of the hateful reactions from people who couldnt handle low ratings, but as stated it also lost some of its charm for me.