Community Defined in many ways, yet this one in its simplicity applies best: joint ownership or participation That level of existence bares a certain responsibility for all those involved. Thank you all for exhibiting strong acceptance to those responsibilities as you step up to the podium. This community thrives through language/communication, the artwork is a co-existing interest shared here. Without language this pile of pictures would probably get pretty boring or rote for a better term, so basically communication makes all of this possible, agreed? When an artist (or as some have expressed a maker of pictures I like that one J) creates something, we respond. Our responses invoke responses due to their nature, be it critique or praise. A negative/destructive communication holds no validity; its only words based in negative intention. If I call you a toad, are you? So please dont take nasty comments personally, if they really care about your work or this community it will be constructive and not destructive. Constructive criticism is information that is based in teaching/caring for the greater good of those involved. Also consider that, that person may be having a really crappy day, and what they have uttered is theirs and theirs alone, and on a different day, well, who knows There is ultimately a result in community whereas those who continue to destroy with verbal (written communication) anger (internal frustration) lose validity. All of us accepting and responding to a member of our community (regardless of their initial intention) shows the strength of our belief in what benefits this community, and that is the staple of a thriving evolving group of caring people. My hats-off to you all. Thanks Rod ICMgraphics ( Image Communication Media) P.S. If I wrote this in French, most of you would be baffled, so would I since I cant understand a word of French, So for those of you who feel compelled to apologize for your English writing skills dont, trying is good enough. (grin) all of this may be wrong