[Cazador]

I think it just comes down to a matter of philosophy. At this point, I'd rather promote participation and encourage participation than to exclude anyone who falls short of my arbitrary standard.

At any given time, I could probably go through this month's entries and say that a particular photo qualifies or doesn't qualify. Jason, James, and Fons might disagree with my opinion, and I might even have a different opinion an hour later, depending upon how strict I want to interpret the theme. Since the term "close-up" is subjective, I think deleting some of the entries would just promote arguements about which pictures actually qualify. I'm sure that if three people independently reviewed all of the photos, at least one would disagree about which photos qualify.

My philosophy is that as long as people adhere to the "spirit and intent" of the theme, their picture should qualify. Yet, I don't run the forum... just contribute my opinion equally with everyone else. As always... majority rules.