As an outsider looking in from the UK.i daresay Taxi has it's good points,probably their critique/evaluation service would be a good tool for the budding Songwriter,having a proffesional pair of eyes giving your work the once over,seems not a bad deal at 5 bucks a time...but as only 6% of all work submitted is forwarded for consideration,that means in essence 60 songs out of a 1000, so that leaves 940 songs on the compost heap,out of every 1000 submitted for consideration...and probably out of the 6% that are forwarded they are in most cases up against the "creme-de-la-creme-" so that really puts the screw on your chances...so by definition of mathematics only,we zone in on the -% chance of getting thru ...So in essence what Taxi are looking for is the "Golden Needle in the Haystack" type submission,which ends up on the success page on the web-site..BUT..if iam reading the script right,you can get your cash back..I.E. your $300 smackers,if you are not happy with the service..That seems ok...do Taxi put in the public domain how many folk apply for re-imbursement?...So if the $300 joining fee is to save timewasters,and also your key to submittimg songs...Why doesn't Taxi scrub the joining fee,and probably all those folk who want their cash back...and up-the-ante on their critique/evaluation service,and forward any suitable submissions.and kill two birds with one stone...Timewasters and people clamouring for their cash back...Just a thought from the other side of the pond.....Terry Moore..