ok. I didn't mean to get into a long disscussion. You said: " I wouldn't have wasted my time reading this. -So you ONLY want to hear your own opinion? You ONLY want to read things you personally agree with??" No, that is not what I am saying and you know it. I thought that the contest was an art contest that was open to all. The title indicated nothing about presidential elections or specific political parties. I simply went to look at the contest info, not knowing that I was going to be excluded from entering. It isn't a matter of reading what I do or do not want to hear. It is a matter of reading contest requirements... Which exclude me totally so I did waste my time didn't I? As far as when you said this: "If a person makes a picture here at RR that shows a white family picnicking, and the caption on it is "White is Right" Join the Klu Klux Klan. It would be pulled faster then you can click. Or a picture of a gay man tied and beaten to a post that has the caption "Kill all Queers". These opinions may be acceptable in some circles, but not here and not by me." That is ridiculous! I would not condone anything like that. You read selectively I see. I said that I believe hostile, mudslinging, attack images should not be allowed PERIOD. No matter who does them. People need to use a little common sense. Obviouslly the types of images you mentioned above are way past the norm and the tolerable limits! I also mentioned in my previous post that I do not align myself w/ any one party. I vote for republican and Democrat alike. I have actually never voted for a Rep President so this will be a first. I have only voted for them in other political positions...like congress, state, and local elections. You seem rather hostile and that wasn't my intention. I just wanted to tell you how your contest and it's wording in the topic made me feel (when I went to read about it only to find I was excluded). I am an open minded free willed thinking person. I think oppinions are wonderful and do not want anyone to Shut up. As long as those oppinions arn't hostile and mean. I don't want to hear people calling names and such. Just the issues please. And I don't want anyone trying to tell me what to think just because they happen to be well known (like Celebrities.) I don't think that you should be bullied into anything. Again, it just seemed misleading to me. I click on a contest headline only to find out that I am excluded. Again, I vote for the person. If the Edwards were the Presidential candidate instead of Kerry, we may not have had this conversation at all because I may not have felt excluded. I am not childesh or illogical. I assure you I am 40 yrs old and think everything through. In fact... I pick things apart too much most times. I don't want you to stop your contest. Just wanted you to take a better look at the title in the forum thread maybe? If not the word Democrat put in maybe the word Presidential or even Political???? As it stands it really indicates none of those. As far as the other contest's go.. I knew nothing about them. I may not participate in them either though for the same reasons mentioned above. I think all sides should be allowed to freely support whomever they wish But I don't want to see nasty attack images. I didn't know that the contest was at another site either. I thought it was here. So I appoligize if you felt that I was being hostile. I was just expressing my feelings. Take care and good luck w/ your contest. Rhonda