Take care, Linda. Hope to see you back soon!

I can't speak for the owner of the blog, Eveline. I don't know whether they intended to combine politics and art or not. But you are correct, it is "all in the eye of the beholder." It's afternoon here, so I'll wish you a good day. :)

Sorry, I thought we were discussing an art blog, not politics and religious extremists. My bad.

Pretentious? Didn't strike me that way at all. I thought it was kind of fun....grin

Let me add my congratulations to the winners, and a special thank-you to everyone who entered. What an amazing crop of fractals we had! I've never had so much trouble making a decision in my life, lol. All of the entries were terrific! A special thank-you to Nick and Barbara for coordinating this contest in such a beauiful manner, and for sharing the difficult task of judging. grin You guys are terrific! To the winners: I will be in touch sometime today to make arrangements to get your prizes to you. Again, thanks everyone for participating and making this so much fun! Cia (aka PaganPoet)

A well-reasoned and thought out response, Rick. Glad you posted it. :) Cia

I agree with you, Mindy. Let's face it: with all the great programs out there (free and otherwise), it is relatively easy to create beautiful fractals. In my mind, where it starts to become art (rather than just the product of an algorithm) lies in what the artist does to and with the fractal beyond that point. (That's my personal take on it: I know that not everyone shares this viewpoint.) :) Cia

"but thing is, this mod made rules for this fractal gallery and tries to get away with it with a contest " If you're still referring to the Fractal Magic contest, you can quit blaming Nick for that one. My company is sponsoring the contest. I'm the one who brought the idea to Nick and Barbara because I wanted to do something for the generous people of this community. If you want to do any bashing on the contest, I'm your gal. :) Cia

It doesn't really matter to me. I'm content to go with "majority rules." However, it does seem to me that bashing the coordinators of this forum is counter-productive. They're between a rock and a hard place, as all moderators/coordinators are when trying to find a happy medium on an issue where the outcome is only going to please a minority. Too many "non-fractal" type images brought complaints. Too many "rules" brought different complaints. New rules will bring new complaints. There is no easy solution, so why not give Nick and Barbara the benefit of the doubt and recognize that they are trying to find the best possible solution. It's not an easy job, as this thread shows. :) Cia

I suspect it may have something to do with the recent big fuss over in the Poser Forum. Evidently a great many members pics were deleted, and then had to be restored. Perhaps something was inadvertently done to the "back" function when the techs were doing this recovery. Cia

Definitely sounds like fun! BTW, Nick and Barbara, I hear that "Something Magic This Way Comes!" Have you heard the same thing? winks Cia

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It is cleverly done, and a very lovely image, at that! Thanks for sharing it. Cia

Welcome! Carolyn is right - we have a terrific group of people here in the fractal community at Renderosity. Their work is inspiring and everyone is friendly and helpful. I look forward to seeing some of your work soon! Cia

Congratulations to everyone, especially the winners! This was an amazing group of fractals! Had to be tough to pick the winners! Cia

Congratulations to the winners! Wonderful work from everyone.