I'm hesitant to use the "doesn't fit category button"...as a competitor I sort of don't want to show a sour grapes attitude.

Big Jim, since I entered our song, I can see some stats about it. Consider that it has only had 26 plays so far...and at this point in time, the rock category has 1345 entries. More time will definitely change some things. But, just to annoy you, I will say that my other rock song, "Solve My Problem" has had 20 plays and is currently at #287. This proves that Americans are better lyricists than Scots. (runs and hides, laughing)

Seriously though, another thing "Solve My Problem" has in its favor is that it gets immediately to the point...you have 15 seconds to hook them, and this song starts with a bang. The rest might be irrelevant for many listeners...they'll just click through and jump to the next one.

The folk category currently has 287 entries. I knew that, so I played the odds and entered "The Graveyard of Songs"...it has had 94 plays and is currently at #2. Will it last all month? I don't know...but the smaller number of entries equals more plays and more votes...and also, yes, better odds of doing well.

But all in all I agree with Brian...this is as fair as online judging is likely to get. A bunch of people give it a listen and say yea or nay. This is why radio looks the way it does...because most people really do prefer what we hear on the radio.

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