Hi Aaron,
Sorry if I gave the impression you were part of the witch hunt - you've remained positive with your messages and replies so apologies if any offence was caused, that certainly wasn't my intention.
And I know what you mean about this could all have been avoided had the rules been applied in the first place. I guess with 114,000 images entered, there has to be a major show of trust from the judges - I wonder how many images were expected to be entered and if this has overwhelmed the resources?
I do feel for Jim though; when in doubt he asked the question of the judges and they gave the green light yet he is the one to suffer from the knee-jerkers...
Here's to POTY 2011
Cheers
Andy