one last thing- if we are going to continue to have these types of comps in the future, why not vary the voting criteria a little. why not have a seperate comp for creativity, or one for skill. or why not even have different criteria for the same comp, adding the points for each at the end to deturmine a winner.
Im not suggesting this just so that i can win a compition or two- but so that ALL the members can open their creative sides up a little, have some real fun, learn new techniques, and actually get some recognition for it!
Im not afraid to admit that most of the work i do is quote "but ass ugly", but what about garconis and the others. they do outstandingly good work, but because they stray so far from the origanal, get little if no credit for it.