For the moment my dear.....we will resume when things have calmed down, but there will be changes. It is my belief and the belief of others here that having the challenge run within the forum will benefit the members in at least 2 ways. One: feedback on images will be immediate and those images which are not withing the scope of theme or are borderline can be debated on within the forum. I will no longer be the "partial" judge that I have been accused of being. And big weight off my shoulders, one that I never cared for. :~/ Two: the learning experience is brought back to the forum where it should be. While having the challenge run from the contest area is easier in some ways....all of the learning was taken out of it, and it became to some people just another contest to win, which was never the intention of this challenge nor the intentions previous moderators. That is all I ever wanted to do here was help people learn, to share something. I'm still feeling raw at the moment but you have my assurances that things will continue, and hopefully improve for the better. :~)

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