Maybe I didn't phrase myself effectively in my previous post... My point was aimed at those who basically denigrated the efforts of those who have recently been shown in the Hot 20... and that is what I find extremely rude. Me? I don't vote on any works displayed here, except for ones in the challenges - they are actively participating in a contest, and voting is the only way to decide a "winner" of said challenge - which normally has some theme or rules for the images to conform to. What I may like as far as everything else goes may be far different from what others like - and who am I to say that my opinion is any more or less valid than the next person's? Like I said before - if you want to see more works of your own preference in the Hot 20 - go bloody well vote for them then! All this inference of "vote swapping" and "collusion" is just childish as far as I'm concerned... and it just shines those complaining about it in a bad light. Some of you come across as being so egotistical and pious that it hurts. I say again - get off your high horses and go vote for those images that YOU want to see in the Hot 20 if you really care that much about such a "popularity" contest... T.

Who? Me?