[geocrasher]

I think the main difference is whether what they are putting out is something beautiful and artistic, or... not. You do make an interesting point that I had not considered however. At what point does it stop becoming the ramblings of a mental patient and start becoming art? I don't know. But I do know that the sampling of what I saw on is web ring wasn't art ;)

Edit: It becomes art when the person creating it declares it as art. Otherwise it's just sad. Thank you @mulmen for brining this point out.