It's self-evident that the express purpose of an anonymous committee is to make sure people aren't sucking up to the committee to try and get a nomination, and to make sure someone who fails to be nominated doesn't decide to start attacking committee members on a personal level through IM or email or forum posts. Considering the contents of this thread, and some of the vicious attitudes regarding the subject, I can see why they're being cautious. Some artists on this site seem a bit unstable. Crap, people, it's not like AOM comes with a cash prize and an instant job offer. It's a spotlight to showcase good talent, show R'osity members artists that are exceptional that they might have missed.... considering how many images are posted every day, it's easy for good images to get buried. AOM is not for ego stroking, or to give your buddy a payback for some nice comment they made on your gallery posting. AOM is something to inspire us; seeing truly exceptional work gives our own creative spark a jolt. I just can't believe how vicious in tone this thread is... R'osity's AOM is very small compared to the global 'big picture'. Tilandra