[Just off the road from a long road trip to see my daughter in CT

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Thanks to all who helped make the annual sketch contest a success! It's a big job, and even if there are no tangible stakes involves, the fact that it does mediate social status in this community means that it is fraught with risks for all those involved in making it possible. I'm hopeful that the discussion of the role these contests play in maintaining the stability of the Anime-Beta virtual community will eventually see light, even though it had to be axed from the version of the essay that went in to the press.
I had to get on the road before the winners' list was announced, and was very surprised to see that most of my submissions placed at some level. (I'm especially happy at the second I took for "Worst." It would have been embarrassing to get a first, but equally saddening not to place at all.) And, as others have noted, it really was an embarrassment of riches, especially from the collections of our newer members.
So thanks to all who supported my submissions, and thanks to everyone else who submitted eyeworthy competition!