Doug

I'm also a big fan of the new way the showcase is displayed. It does give all of us a chance to see the newest piks that we might like to vote or comment on and not have them buried at the end on the last page or stuck somewhere in the middle because of OVB's. It is also nice that at the end of the showcase Rachel deletes the pics that don't belong and rearranges them so that the top "vote" pics are displayed in order. Then its too late for the manipulators to have at it.
I love doing the "favorites" section. Now I have a place I can view my favorite piks all the time instead of them being "lost". Also if this is a portion of the process for the Top 5 each month then we all need to push the "regular" folks to start using it. I know it took me awhile to learn how this place works and doesn't work (lol), so how can we help the newbies assimilate?

gwinnyb

I love the favorites because I can come back and review pictures at my leisure. I like that when I get too many favorites of any palette I can see all of the pictures I like juxtaposed and see what I really like best. problem is there are so many great pictures it is hard to limit myself but I love to look back and see favorites from other months as well. I didn't draw much last month because I was gone but I am happy to see that many new artists are in the top 5. as usual the art is all worthy. but then I am not sure what I may have missed when I was gone. thanks Rachel for addressing these issues. I am also pleased to see that the showcase seems to rotate according to time drawn rather than most 5 votes staying on page one. this should please those who feel their efforts never got to be seen because the first page was full of "old" (even if wonderful) art

solosater

I looked at animals as that seems to be the most consistent and I believe it is by the calendar and that they butt but not overlap.

matthew

It appears to be a calendar week, but I am trying to catch the change over to verify my theory...

matthew

Marg... WILL be to promote the pics you like...

It will be your way of saying "these are the pics I would like to see make the top 5"... of course there will be tons of us choosing OUR pics that we want to see make the top 5...

For those who do not choose favorites, it will be a disadvantage to those of us that do use it...

You should know that you can NOT choose your own pic in your favorites...

FOR EXAMPLE: Lets pretend that ... Artist #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 & #6 are the only artists that exist in the world & they all draw ONE pic in flowers...

Artist #1,#2, #3, #4 &#5 chooses the other 5 pics as his/her favorites...
Artist #6 Chooses nobody

Now artist #6 has 5 selections as a favorite while the other artist have only been chosen 4 times...

Is artist #6 being rewarded for not using the system???

The example is simplified & it would never happen JUST like that... but when it comes to a close race 4 top 5, It may just be the difference maker ...

Just food 4 thought...