Keep in mind that the IRTC is not a POV-Ray competition. I agree that it 
is a bit POV-Ray centric, and that one good thing about it is sharing 
POV-Ray code and expirence. I think the main reason for people entering 
the cometition is to get feedback.

But as far as voting is concerned, it still is a _cometition_, and the 
best image should win, no matter how or with which tools it was 
generated. It is about creating a rendered image, not about POV-Ray 
scripting. Some poeple use SDL and CSG to do all their modeling, some 
use GUI modelers, some use other free modelers/renderers, and some use 
professional software like Max or Maya. But IMHO we shouldn't care - 
what counts are the results. It is possible to create stunning images 
with POV-Ray that can compete with images made with professional 
software, so there's no reason to give extra points just for using 
POV-Ray or for writing cool POV-Ray macros. This would only discourage 
users of other renderers and would eliminate the chance to compare 
POV-Ray with other renderers by looking at IRTC entries.

But I agree that if all the models are self-made an entry deserves more 
points than if the models are taken from Poser or downloaded from the 
web - it's difficult to verify though.

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