Good point, Cheryle--I'd forgotten about the Mystery Prize. Maybe it depends who the winner is (Anyone but Legume: software, a big-ass Wacom, a free trip to Siggraph, etc., etc. Legume: a gift certificate to Arby's). I'm also curious about the conduct of the admin/mod AOY "vote." tammymc said each mod and each admin would get one vote, to be weighted equally. So what were the numbers? Who was the runner-up? Who was Miss Congeniality? Management could go a long way toward dispelling mistrust if it was a bit more trasnparent about these processes.