my question is why does it matter if you are a professional in the field or not? the tagline says "Online Graphic Artist's Community" not the "Professional Online Graphic Artist's Community" Anyone that makes art is an artist, in my opinion. Why does it matter if you are amateur or professional. By the same token, I haven't got a university degree in art, and I can paint just as well as someone that does. Is there some kind of difference here? No, there isn't. I'm just as much an artist as some bloke with a degree. I get the distinct feeling this is just more provokation of R'osity. Now I'm not always in love with all the decisions that the admins make here, but I feel that you shouldn't be called less than an artist just because you do it as a hobby or haven't got a degree in art.