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. yes this is the primary reason that, at this time, the AOM committee is anonymous. perhaps as time goes on, and things stabilize we can adjust this process. as i've stated, this process is subject to revision based on overall member feedback and participation. there is no perfect system that would satisfy everyone, but we feel confidant that with a bit work and perhaps a few tweaks we can get something in place that fits the bill. thanks everyone for taking the time to feedback. i know this is upsetting to some of you and you see it as an attack or threat, it's really not the intent. the intent was to bring the process back in line with what most members envisioned the AOM to be in the first place. audre