@Patagualino,when I log on shipspotting I want to look at the photos. And as you said, the three photos I posted were very similar although for those in the know, they three very different ships. Yet, because one gets a comment, with which I was perfectly happy, the views skyrocket. I find that perverse in a way. The number of views should depend on the quality and the subject of the photo, not because somebody else already made a comment. As Bob says below, comments like "nice shot", or "stunning" or whatever, do not do it for me. There is alsothe issue that descritpion of shots contain some information that may to the value of a shot. However you only get to see the description after you open the picture. I would greatly prefer the decription to be visible immediately and the comment counter and the name of the photographer only when you open the photo.

Pieter: May I point out the obvious? Your three photos were three very similar photos that attracted little attention. Yes, very interesting to some....to many in Bangladesh...I'm sure.
But hey!...a comment triggers a reaction....that results in further comments.
I don't see your problem....I really don't. Sorry.

I log on to Ship-Spotting...and I look at the comments:
Those that spark an interest...I click on: To see if I agree or disagree with their point of view...

If I like a photo...I click on "more from this Photographer"......really...it's all about choice.
Stop worrying about it..
If you take photos you like..Fine! If the rest of the world hates them: FINE!

(Personally...I have enjoyed MANY of your contributions...I'm sure I have said so on many occasion.)

Csaba, I would even prefer that the photographer becomes only visible when you click on a picture. The picture should tell the story, not who took it....

Bob, if somebody likest to comment on the photo and let the photographer know that they like it, they should be free to do so. We can also just click the "like" but I find it a bit impersonal.
Cheers...

Historical, topical and generally interesting photos, along with those of scrapyards and wrecks often get to the top three without comments. Boring ones get there usually because they get "nice pic" comments by the photographer's on-site "buddies" or habitual commenters who think there's a prize for the most comments.

@Malim Sahib, no it is not important, that is exactly my point. I think a photo here should be looked at (hit) because of the photo and not because of the comments it has already received. Perhaps we could remove the comment counter from the system, so that people only interested in the photo can later see the comments made. It is currently the comment counter that triggers the interest and not the photo. It is only very rare that a picture to which no comments have been made gets an above average number of hits.

In short: interest in a picture should be picture driven and not comments driven.

Why does anyone get particularly worked up about how many individual hits their photograph receives?
Is it that important?

At least your photo generated comments about the ship portrayed instead of the usual, interminable "Nice", "Wow" "Great composition" quips about the photography that fill the comments box so quickly that the intelligent comments are gone before many members have a chance to see them. Some people seem to think there is an accolade or prize for making the most comments.

I don't like this at all, this morning I posted three almost similar shots of three Bangladesh Liner ships. One shot received a comment, which was correct in all senses and discussions emerge and the shot gets quite a lot hits, even becomes one of the most popular of the day. Not because of the shot because in my opinion it was the poorest of the three that I posted but because of the comments. I wish another system could be introduced whereby the number of comments is not visible and where certainly the list of "recent comment" on the home page diasappears. And if there are cynics around, no this comment is NOT meant to generate more hits, but generate a discussion about this system.

Almost obsolete when built, she obviously suited the Bangladesh line's services for many years, by which time she had become completely obsolete, unecnonomical and unsalebale on the secondhand market

That surely is also an option, Husni..

Maybe due to owner goverment so no private company to buy ..:)

Perhaps the level of maintenance was at such levels that nobody was interested in buying her second had....

Very strong i think mr.Pieter, only one owner/operator all life..brgds Husni