Author gypsykate says: Dear All, I haven't heard from all members yet but since there's only TWO days to go, I'm making a judgment call - I'm switching the SILVER RISING AND THE CHOSEN challenges to VOTING BY ALL MEMBERS and extending these challenge by a couple of days to give weekend voters a chance to vote. I made this decision because all scores are only between 10 to 30 pts., with a few people tied in 1st and 2nd places; I haven't heard a "don't switch" from anyone who has answered me; the top scorers (in the THE CHOSEN challenge) have agreed to voting by all members; and naturally, the most impartial voters will be non-voters. I hope that you think this is a fair decision. It's quite a learning for me, too. I think that in the voting by challenge members only system, most people will hold back voting especially if the scores are close, and those who are more generous with voting will likely be the loser! In the end, we're also likely to have a winner with the same score as one or even more people. Sorry, I had no basis for knowing that this is likely to happen - from now on, all my challenges will be set to voting by all members. Warm Hugs, Kate Oct 10, 2007