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OK guys, thanks for the comments, point taken and understandable, I just compare it to the last three comets I'd viewed and photographed. Who could forget comet McNaught? Large and spectacular, comet Hale Bopp, bright, with a significant tail and of course Halley's comet, not as spectacular as it's 1910 apparition but still a wonderful sight.
Interestingly, Halley, when at it's closest to the earth in 1986, was a similar view to 46P and most people at that time found it uninteresting to look at, being mislead by the media of the day who announced this was the best time to view it. The comet too, was heading straight at us at that time and the tail was hidden from view behind it. Had people viewed it weeks earlier, the tail was very evident.
Like Ryan says, each to their own. The northern hemisphere may get some nice views of it after full moon as it heads back away from us, perhaps with a tail visible.
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