Oh, okay. I think Nick probably decided to keep it for this challenge, as he felt to change it would be unfair to those who had already entered under the current criteria; he said he could easily change the guidelines starting next month, which I think he plans to do. I see what you are saying about the challenge in learning a specific software, but then it becomes a software adeptness contest and a far cry from the realm of art. And if you are looking to embrace a community who uses all different kinds of tools, you just don't do that without alienating a goodly portion of the contributors. Now, if this were a UF mailing list, I would probably feel differently.