Well, it's checks and balances, to a degree. If the staff were to be the only judging system of the whole contest, there would be members that would say THAT would be impartial. That we the staff could be voting for our friends, or just our own personal favorites, without being unbiased. (like me voting for JUST Bryce pics, lol) With a community vote, then a staff vote, if any "less than talented looking" pics make it to the top 10 by any devious means, the staff most likely won't vote for it to win. Yeah, no contest is perfect, all we can do is try our best at making the best system possible, but yes, unfortunately some great talent will be overlooked or left behind. I've seen it happen in many kinds of contests (not just the ones here, or just art contests either) :o/ AS

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