Wow, thanks Tedz. I'm finally getting some notice on this website ;) I believe I can call quits to this thread, and make the leap out of the frying pan and into the fire of the Photography Forum. Oh, and by the way, i've owned 2 cats, and before you ask, they didn't run away.

Jeez, what have I gotten myself into? This is obviously an old argument and I feel ashamed for bringing it up.

Sorry I didn't see your post Dreamsosweet. Thanks for sharing.

I'm not denying it. There IS a place for the cat on Renderosity. The two above works by Tedz and Swamp are absolute gems (I almost pressed the button :) and perrfect examples of creativity. What gets me worked up is the Happy snap of the Snappy Tom. Must they be shared here when they could be so easily shared elsewhere? The aim of these photographs seems not to be artistic but just to show mans/womans best friend to someone elses' best friend or just to get them posted on the internet. Perhaps if there was a category JUST for pets, outside of photography. Then there might actually be some cohesion to the images in the Photography section. But that just brings me back to my earlier point - go to a designated "I love my pet" website. I don't see any action being taken place on this subject in the short term, or maybe ever (heck, especially when all you Renderosity cat lovers are against it). In the mean-time I'll just have to wait till Tedz Prototype Genre Filter is available for puchase... and then I can throw the switch.

Having an AOW (artist of the week) or AOD (artist of the day) would be way to much for Admin to manage, especially if they had to interview every winner for every day. Maybe add another category altogether like an Subculture Artist of the Month (I know, crap name) for those sub-cultures that don't get any recognition. I thought of using Cult Artist of the Month but images of WACO just pop up in my head.