No, Chris, you understand the world in a very simple way.
What I said was that interest in manned Mars flight would drop with every image sent back from Mars, and I still hold that opinion.
The hits on JPL servers are no contradiction to this, as: Why send men to Mars for a lot of money, when you can enjoy the images from rovers for a very small amount.
You were there, eh? Chris, are you twelve years old, or do you just act like you are?