As mentioned in my previous post

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11. Oh man, thank you for finding that thread

I did not participate in that discussion because I named the subject that month and Andy came to me with the photo for "approval". I just laughed at it, because it was quite funny and maybe the contest needed a little humor.

I think my takeaway is aligned with Andy's, and I know some here are tired of me saying the following, and I don't blame you because I can harp ad nauseam:

Waaaaay back in the '70s of the last century I did the arts and crafts show circuit in Georgia and Florida. All were juried shows, artists had to submit examples of their work and get approval or they were not admitted. That system has an immense infrastructure for pre-approval. That is something not possible here. What it boils down to is the voters in GD are the pre-approval, i.e. does the photo adhere to the stated subject matter, and do I personally believe this photo fits MY criteria for what I expected to see. Simple solution, the voters is GD perform both functions.

If a contestant wants to enter the photo of a bird in a contest where the subject is "trains", then the chips will fall where they may. IMO.