Shadow, I understand what you're saying and I know you understand what I've said. And I realize that kids are cruising this place both unattended by their parents and without the knowledge of the admins (it's a simple matter to lie on the member creation screen). I'm also realistic enough to know that no matter WHAT you do, how you try to set it up, even if it's a separate site, there are going to be problems and complaints from some dissatisfied faction (your example of the mech warriors is an excellent case in point - the "anti violence" faction is not going to like that). Now, I just want to make sure we're perfectly clear on one thing. I'm not asking the administration to allow the kids access to the site. I'm just suggesting that a gallery dedicated to this type of artwork be made available for the CURRENT membership. If Mom thinks little suzy's picture of a house and rainbow should be posted, then Mom should have somewhere to post that where everyone can ooh and aah about little suzy's potential, etc, without inviting the "it's too simplistic, too lacking in finesse, not photoreal enough" critiques that it would get in the regular galleries. It would also provide other parents with a place where they can download pics for their kids' desktop wallpapers, etc. I agree that it is NOT a good idea to invite the kids themselves into this place, not at all. I just think it would be nice to have some place where I could, for example, post my grandson's image (the one posted above as an example) without catching any of the more venomous fallout you get in the regular galleries at times or where I could post images that his mother could download to show him without the hassle of trying to get it through her aol e-fail account. Yes, I realize I could do this on my own website, but not everyone has a personal site for this sort of thing. so, the bottom line of what I'm suggesting is: 1. Give us a place where we can post more child oriented artwork without causing disruption to the regular galleries, thereby insuring a minimum of negative commentary. 2. Don't change the membership requirements. It's not necessary. I think the benefits of this would be fairly obvious. First, it would minimize the chance of something like the MPP happening again, secondly, it would provide a showcase for some very talented artists who, up to this point, have refrained from posting for fear of being ridiculed for the subject matter/style, and third, it would attract those adults who actually enjoy viewing and/or creating that type of art.