My opinion on the matter:
Well, I don't post alot, I have a few comments here and there, and judging by the number of renders I've posted here, about 5 images. Fact is, I have a tiered outlook...
I post anything and everything I render over at the website formerly known as Ashundar,
terragen.org. it was where I hid before this forum was known to me, and I feel comfortable there.
Then, if my work entries the stage where I feel it can be improved and reach a higher level of quality, I post it here for feedback. Everyone has great ideas and suggestions, but some of my uh... less realistic or more sketchy images won't be getting another render. Everyone knows my machine is abysmal for rendering, so that first pass is the last.
As much as we're a friendly community, and I fully believe this, we're also a community with a higher stanrdard. I'm sure it wasn't setup this way on purpose, but the better the collective renders get, the more folks will feel there render can't stack up and won't post it. This only makes the situation worse. This could intimidate newer members.
Lastly, I like the Ashundar gallery because the max size is alot larger. As such, my higher quality .pngs end up there, and sometimes I just don't want to compress it down, if the image isn't that fantastic to begin with.
Just my 2 cents on the matter. I do love this place, and refuse to go away