"At heart I think this whole charade of a debate has nothing really to do with making sure the best artist wins the award. " No argument here--what it's about, for me, is fairness. I could care less who wins--what pisses me off is the utter disregard management has demonstrated again and again for the concerns of the customer-members, you and me. Those of us who buy from the MP support the site with OUR money--WE pay for the bandwidth, WE provide the "free" galleries, WE pay for the contest prizes, WE pay the salaries. Sure, I think Legume's a hoot--but I also think ToxicAngel would make a fine AOY. I just think the timing here is extremely suspect, and I think management owes us more than "oops--sorry!" by way of explanation.