Visitors can download 7 or higher, unless that has changed. A journeyman gets a 6 rating upon unload because they are not moderated, but it shows no raters.

oh... I was under the impression that on occasion skins may be approved from the que but given an auto rating of 6 because it was not rated by any admin.

Unmoderated skins receive an auto '6'. All that go through moderation are given an initial rating by admins manually...

Are "unmoderated" skins only journeymen and above? Or do some skins by pass moderation due to sheer quantity?

Sheer Quality

and the fact that the unmoderated artist has been submitting things here for centuries without problems.

I do not question any skins quality I was just wondering if others sometimes go by without moderation.

§tatic, no. All that go thru moderation get a rating.

It 'has' been known that one slips through without....due to an accident...but that's very rare...

Thank you I do believe I fully understand it now... if not I'm getting better at asking too many Q's

I don't understand

I emailed a moderator about why every skin I uploaded got a 6 rating.

I was told that due to the time restraints moderators have they can't look at every skin so the system gives them a 6.

Now I am reading a contradiction.

I just love these rating threads

You are not reading a contradiction at all Ms Delicious. If you have journeyman status or above, everything you upload does not go through moderation and WILL automatically receive a rating of 6. This will remain as an interim rating until someone comes along and gives it an ACTUAL rating.
You obviously didn't understand my e-mail.
If you are below journeyman staus, everything you upload will go through the moderation area, where, if it is approved by a moderator, he will give it an initial rating. Again, this initial rating only applies until someone gives it an ACTUAL rating.

All clear now?

Could you explain it again...Bryan...just for me?...

Journeyman whatzza???

Jafo I always pray for #9.