2) All you guys had to do was ask. Image comments should now be viewable by all.
Yup, they show up, now, even when not logged in. Thanks!
BTW, the new site is great... I think the majority of the people found everything ok, and went on happily. Of course, no one thinks to comment that they found everything ok. People only think to comment when they DON'T find everything ok... Feedback is lopsided, that way. It shouldn't be used to measure the success of changes.