I agree there should be absolutely no need for those who have held, or are holding contests, to apologize at all. My opinion is such that people who hold these contests create high morale in the community, offer challenges and fun for artists and through them, I've been moved to also purchase products seen in competing images. I further agree that the apologies needed here are from the Renderosity administration, along with compensation of some kind to the artists who have lost their work and the comments. It's my belief that won't happen since it's only taken a matter of moments to lose my faith in how this site is run.