How to be critical?

[menace]

I was just browsing through CMON and i realised i can no longer be objective in my voting.. this is no condemnation of the site, because i love it for all it's baubbles very much... it's a problem with me... I find i now compare my scores against other minis and think is that as good as mine?? This usually ends up in a lower score than what i later feel is honest.. puh.. a dilendrum... so i've decided not to vote any longer with exception..... i've noted that people on threads, in particular spanish threads, come on active with atleast 30 votes and usually a generous score, so to this end, if you are my friend i shall also vote you 10 regardless Don't get me wrong, i am in no way resentful, i'm just pointing out what i see, my marks on CMON are more than i wouold give.. it just doesn't seem right So post a link and you're sure of a 10 rom me, if i like you

[roguetrader]

i dont really vote anymore unless i think it an awsome mini, the scores are all over and dont really reflect the work and standard of the paintjob

[Tim C]

I still vote and I try to be objective, sure people that I know and especially people on here will get a higher score but mainly because I know the amount of effort they put into a mini, Rhazh's wildman is a good example of that.
It is difficult not to judge voting against your own but I hope that I manage this reasonably well.

[kaine]

The voting system in itself is flawed, they should do miniature blind voting for the first month and use that score as the mini's score.

To be honest if i were to design a site like cmon i'd do it very differently.

[mutantpotato]

I almost never vote for minis, and if i do I almost allways vote for minis that has been painted by a nice person i know from the internet. The voting system at CMON is not good for the hobby IMHO, and people sometimes care more about the vote than the mini itself. I mostly use CMON as a source of inspiration and a waste of time. Watching some awesome minis is allways great fun, but it takes ALOT of time ;D

[suladan]

If i was to vote, i would vote honestly. So for example if the minis looks as if its been dipped in a paint pot and left under a hairdryer, i would give it a minimal score.

People i know would get a better rating, for the same reasons Tim stated.