Jim, Thanks for putting the links to Paul's and my web sites on your FOTD site. I'm of the opinion that the new rating scale for your FOTDs, while solving one problem, creates an ongoing confusion of much larger dimension. The problems as I see them: - When I see a bare rating, I never know which it is, - When you do give a "This is the new rating system": - It's cumbersome to always have to add a string of words to identify the rating system in use, - And even if one is told: "This is a rating in the new rating system" where does one go to find the relationship between the two -- and then *remember* that, if you find it. - In theory, one would always have to repeat the relationship between the two rating systems every time a rating is given to insure full clarity. This is clearly not practical. I confess I currently remain confused. I understood the old rating system -- and it allowed for poor quality images to be effectively rated, as well. Despite the compressed scale of ratings from 5 to 10 (in the old rating system) you were able to effectively compensate with fractional ratings -- e.g.: 7.5 (in the old rating system). Abandon this madness! Respectfully submitted, - Hal Lane ######################### # hallane@earthlink.net # #########################