Why does one of my higher scoring shots get archived,Yet one of my lesser scoring shots get into a permanent gallery..Biffobear.

put simply, the score has little or no bearing on the overall decision to promote an image to the perms.

So basically the voting system is of no value and the photographs are promoted only if a senior member likes them or not,What's the point of the vote ?.

there are many factors that go into the decision to promote an image - technical quality, originality and uniqueness etc - you could have a fantastic image but if it's very similar to ones already in the gallery it was posted to, it diminishes it's chances of staying for example. the c-index is supposed to be a tool for artists to gauge other members opinions of a piece but it rarely pans out like that these days and is reserved as an object to obsess upon for the most part.

well ok but all i know is one or two of the images i uploaded when i first joined Caedes are in a permanent gallery,I would consider them a little sub-standard,Having gained a little more expertise I find it difficult to understand uploading what i consider superior images scoring in the higher eighties not getting a look in..But lets leave it at that...Richie.

It happens to all of us Richie. You just have to grin and bear it.

Bit late on this one, but agree with you Richie. My highest c index ever is 79, yet I have 4 images in the permanent gallery (thank you it's an honour). The lowest of those images is 56! However, I understand what Phil is saying too.

Paul