Actually I never liked the idea of an AOM, nor do I like the MOM either. Why is it necessary to turn the membership against eachother every month in these silly competitions that don't mean anything anyway? While I'm sure it's an honor to the one chosen, the ones that aren't are sorely disappointed and thus we get days of name calling, finger pointing, allegations of corruption from the supporters of those that "lose" and for what? So some person can be king of the hill for a month while the 79,999 other people worship his/her greatness, even though some may be far greater, but not as well known. We all come from different perspectives. I doubt no two people out of that 80,000 has the exact same list of favorite artists. Sure, some may match, but others won't. So how can it be fair in any aspect to pick one person to be crowned with an honor that is deserved by hundreds or even thousands.

Instead of all this fuss about AoM and MoM, I think it would be much more fair and helpful to have an artist showcase gallery where each artist could submit what they consider their best work or the work that best represents what they do. Have it random so that each time people go into it, they see different artists. This way people can make their own minds up about who best suits their idea of art. Wouldn't this be much more fair than picking out some person that you will never get a consensus on anyway?

All I know is competition seems to be tearing this place apart. If it's not the AoM, it's the Hot20, not to mention best ranked, most viewed, most commented, best seller, how many views next to you, how many comments, how many ponies in a picture. Okay, scratch the last one, but there is enough competition on here to choke an artist's creative vision already, so why perpetuate it with more? All it seems to do is enflame the membership.