"Constructive" criticism I can take.
But for someone to all out bash something just because it only took "2 minutes" and because a few people actually liked it...that's just stupid...
I'm leaving now.
Eve, you've been wonderful...and you know why I say that,
All the best to you.

I just said what i felt about the chop in the comments section Mason.
That's what it is for. If someone else chooses to get upset about it,
that's their free right too.
You point out that in other contests, images have won for reasons you don't understand.
Are you saying it would have been wrong for you to say in the comments section that you felt that way?
.

My question is...if that chop is in any way worthy of a win, why are the people who are upset with me for having that opinion being such obvious hypocrites and not voting
for this image from yesterday.(link below)

I'll tell ya why--todays image was first submitted in advantage and got an early lead which put it first on the most votes page ,and combined with the fact that DP is better well known than plug...well...
This was a similar chop, and honest--- not that my opinion is more valid than anyone elses but hey- you guys aint voting for it..why?
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/100563/votes.html

Then why say anything at all?
If you want to criticize, do so constructively. You sat there and bashed whatever amount of effort I put into the chop. Save that shit for chat or PM.

no, no...I know sometimes the result is only visible in a way that only the artist can see but I'm wondering what artistic reasons YOU had to leave them in the way you did? there must have been something you saw?

Since I regard both Scio and DP as friends, I withdraw my comments for friendship's sake.

Bash? Oh the drama.
Nobody bashed anything. It was mearly pointed out how little went into the chop.
You got all these people..(once again) being supportive of you even though your dead wrong, and your gonna get all upset over what one person said...
said honestly....in fact they didn't even insult your post...was it called garbage or anything like that? ..and now your gonna (once again) pretend to be walking out all in a huff.
You know, for the life of me, I can not understand why you didn't just say..
"It's true, I didn't put much into this chop. I'm a little surprised at all the votes.
Thanks People."

Well, the thing is, noone got on DP's case. I was talking to the voters.
I dunno why so many people take a fair and honest assesment and continually
insist they are an attack of some sort and unfounded.
Nothing I said is unfounded, and I did not make any statement insulting the poster or his post.

DP, you really owe it to a little naked avie guy...totally exposed...to answer his question. No one wants you to leave. Let's hash this out in an adult manner, okay?

If I'm walking out in a huff, then why did I just PM Bill to take down all of my upcoming preposts? And you can verify that one.

And what does it matter how much time I put into it? Or how much time ANYONE puts into a chop?
ANYONE who knows ANYTHING about PS can tell that nothing horribly technical was done to the image. I was going for a mood. Hell, I could have taken the rubber gloves the other day and slapped 'em on Bart and Lisa Simpson...I could have made a damned rooster...But what did I do? i went for a MOOD...Look at my posts lately, Scion. What do they mostly have in common? MOOD. Look at my coffee beans...Gee...the source wasn't altered too much in that one. All I did was overlay some screaming stone faces and adjust the saturation a bit. It still got me 43 votes. Whay didn't you come out on that one and say that it was a 2 minute chop? Because it wasn't close to winning?
I'm nowhere near wrong in my feelings for all of the negativity that was placed under my entry. If I see a chop that I don't like or think that no effort went into it, guess what??? I pay it no mind. I move on to the next one.
Didn't anyone ever teach you "If you don't have anything nice to say, then shut up"?

HA! Sounds almost exactly like what I said to Cambria last year...then a year later she goes claiming
I was the one who made her cry...some of
you folks are a bit crazy....but I guess you know that.

Time to smoke the peace pipe...

No Eve, even I don't WANT to leave...I also don't want to deal with all of the High School bullshit that goes on around here daily...pardon my French...And it seems to be growing with each day that passes.
BUT...as I said...I got enough on my plate as it is. I don't need any more problems.

One of the best over reactions I've ever seen at PSC.
This is pretty typical of the ol' forum fight.
Misinterpret what other people say and then insist
they meant what you think they meant.
Explain to me where I said it was wrong for you to go for a MOOD?
Or where I said there was anything bad about the chop?
I pointed out that very little went into it, and YOU agree...
so??? Where's the problem here?

Forget it Scion.
Just forget it.
You were right.
You're always right.
Even when you're an ass.
Even when you're wrong.
I'm just a nobody anyway.
So just forget it.
I give up on this discussion. I give up on having any kind of relief in my life.
I give up on smiling.
I give up on trying to have someone other than my damned self appreciate what I can do in Photoshop.
I give up on trying to win at PSC.
I give up on everything.
Call me a quitter, call me what you want.
Just spell my name right.
out.

Scion...WHAT IS IT about you that brings out the best in people? I mean, the power you wield is uncanny...maybe you should run for office!

okay...take a toke...pass it on...