cindy, you said what i didn't have the guts to say. I've been debating all day whether to post this or not. decided what the He_l. i got the feeling that there was a hidden insult behind that tribute. perhaps i am wrong about it, and i very well may be, but nonetheless, that's the impression i got. perhaps i shouldn't say that. i dunno. i'm the kind of person who doesn't like to make waves....doesn't like to rock the boat. but i decided to say what i felt. i also made a decision NOT to vote publically anymore. I vote for images i like and that really impress me. They may not always be the best technically, but if an image really affects me on an emotional level i'll vote for it. i'm tired of it being insinuated that people who vote a lot are just looking for votes in return. so from now on, no one will know what i vote for. And maybe i'm not "discriminating" enough when it comes to voting. oh well. i really don't care. As long as RR has this system of voting, i will continue to vote the way i do. i'm gonna look at the images i wanna look at and vote for the images i wanna vote for. and the comments i leave...i'll say what's in my heart. i hope that suggestions for hot 20 (or possibly hot 40) will be voiced in the community center as Cindy suggests. i think that's where you might have a chance of getting changes to occur. this subject will probably continue to have a lot of controversy around it and be debated. i'm not gonna be a part of these discussions anymore because i just don't find it interesting or worthy of my time. i already spent way too much time and energy involved in this discussion. the rest of ya'all can join together and figure out all this voting and hot 20 crap. personally, i'm perfectly happy here at RR, and i don't care about that stuff. i have nothing more to say on the subject of voting, Hot 20, rankings, etc. i'm tired of the subject. at least I've said my mind and ya'all can discuss it 'till the cows come home. me...i'm gonna just keep workin' on my images and trying to become a better photographer.