Panorama Photo

I simply don't get it that this perfectly stitched pano - even all the waves are brought in line - get only a few votes while I see here panos full of mistakes or with a total lack of information with high rewards. This proves how ridiculous this rating system is and that many voters cannot even be critical. What a joke this pano site is. I will stop posting and delete my account.

Dear Mentor,
in my opinion the strength of this website isn´t the rating system. I could do without it. For me it is very interesting to see current panos from all over the world in mostly very good quality. In addition, many comments are very helpful and encouraging feedback. If you leave this site, I would miss your wounderful panos from Terneuzen very much.
Best regards, Benjamin

Do not make your enjoyment of panoramas quantitatively dependent on the encouragement of others. Technical perfection is not the only decisive factor. The preferences for certain motivs and content are different. Sometimes just a few participants are active and have time for qualified feedback. In this picture, the very dark foreground made me hesitate and with this motive there is already strong competition from yourself. But I would like to encourage you to continue and to stay involved, especially since I already appreciated you as you were an interested observer and occasional commentator before you became aktiv.

Die ölige Schwärze im Vordergrund kontrastiert harmonisch mit dem Himmel. Fast schon monochrom. Mystisch.
Grandios ist die Lichtsäule, die dann zu sehen ist, wenn Eiskristalle der Zirren die Sonne unterhalb des Horizontes spiegeln.

Dear Mentor,
can only support Benjamin and Jörg. I actually had a similar moment of rage 10 days ago on alpen-panoramen.de, but have deleted my comment after an hour.
Yes, the rating system cannot be expected to be fair. If you post an interesting panorama on a weekend like the last one that turns out to be very quiet on the platform, you will get slightly less attention than on a busy day, even though quite a lot of us are diligent in looking at missed panos after an absence. In addition, everybody has subjective criteria for his stars. I sometimes rate imperfect panoramas if I like the composition or want to appreciate the effort a new member puts into improving and picking up feedback. Plus many more factors...
It is also important to know that social media platforms are built around exploiting addictive patterns in the human brain. While commercial venues such as Facebook and 500px trick you into counting your "Likes" to make more money, the same addiction also happens on a non-commercial platform like this one here. It only helps to emotionally disconnect from the stars and likes and ratings and concentrate on enjoying the community and the discussion.
Hope this helps.
Martin

Okay thanks for the comments gentlemen. My work isn't finished yet so ...