PC - Thank you very much for responding. Don't worry, I never expect life to be black and white. Nor do I expect every decision to be cut and dry. What I would hope is that we can keep the dialog open. In the past, it has simply been sort of "we voted and it was deleted, lets move on." And that was the end of it. The last person to post here about their image being deleted (I can't even remember the guys name ... never saw him before) was great. The mods came out and said, 'We deleted it because the subject looked to be too young to be portrayed that way' (paraphrasing). Even without seeing the actual photo or taking sides, I can understand and appreciate that. As artists (no matter what your level), I think it's our duty to be the conscience and soul of whatever society we're a part of. To hold the community up to a mirror and let it see itself. To entertain, to incite, to push boundaries, to open dialogs, to question the powers that be and to force a society to define itself and what it wants to be. That's all I ask, that we keep communicating. And to try not to make it personal. We are all here for pretty much the same reason. We just need to remember that there are real people behind these handles. "Yelling" and accusing will not get us any closer to understanding any of this. Of the artists, I ask for patience and understanding for the mods. These people are like you and I ... they post and put their work up just like we do and I know they understand how having a piece of work deleted would feel to them. Of the mods, I ask for the same patience. If we ask why something was deleted, don't think we're challenging your authority or saying you were wrong. I don't think any of us (at least those that honestly participate) want to break any rules, but it can be hard trying to hit a moving target that's not well defined. Anything you can tell us to help us understand where the lines are is really appreciated. -=>Donald