dialyn, no need to take extreem emotion here! I agree this has been a very good discussion on the in's and out's of voting for ones self. You have done a terrific job in planting your opinion.....just be open to others thoughts, take them in non personally, and let the rest flow! Art for art sake! If an artist were permitted the right to vote for themselves....who would be the true winner? omgosh...we love out stuffs....and compete against others at times...how fair is that competition when we can be the deciding vote? Love all the works posted for this challange....amazing writers out there, let us vote your win!!

Namaste...it's universal  [ =