DAZ just finished a calender contest and some people are really, really, REALLY upset that the voting isn't open to the community as a whole, but that DAZ is choosing the images they themselves feel will best showcase their products. The most reasonable argument advanced by this contingent is that some of them are professionals, too. But entering contests and even winning contests isn't the same as having an editorial eye. Most importantly, we have all seen what happens when the group chooses the winners. Anybody on an email list gets a hundred of their best buddies to sign up and vote for them. The guy with the prize is the guy with the clique behind him. I haven't read all the threads over at the DAZ forum, but that one caught my eye today with all of the pages of comments... and I suspect that this contest is what has Sargebear feeling ill-treated. Of course, it could be something to do with brokering percentages or availabilty of new models before release or such business deal... but in that case, we'd be hearing from several of their brokers, not just one. Carolly