The two teired system would be better than what is here know. primarily because there is so much lower end items.
Also I don't think amount of downloads should have anything to do with it. This should be a judgement call of the Moderator/ queue master. Given any artist rather starting out or schooled doesn't matter as much as talent. I wouldn't call it pro I would call them Admin Approved or spotlight items. Pro is used to much most people don't give it as much weight as it used to get.
Limiting the amounts of uploads is counterproductive to the site. The way the site was designed for large data base. the more items the more page look ups. The More the better.
Having the content broken up into the different sections: poser and model and stuff. Helps but that's a start. People look for the better rated items. We search on ratings and review. On my writing sites spotlighted or admin approved items get 1000 time more hits than normal stories.
Edited by Arotech on 01/10/08 09:27 AM.