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> The sponsors expect something in return, and if we don't provide that to 
> them (in the form of exceptional images), they will be less likely to do 
> this again.  I hope I don't get flamed for being overly frank.

Many thanks Jeremy!

You nailed it perfectly. I wouldn't say that it's only a sponsor problem 
(though we have seen how sponsors progressively lost interest in the IRTC), 
but in more general terms, it's about how POV-Ray is perceived by other 
people, in the 3D community or elsewhere. Events like POVCOMP can play a 
significant role in that perception, and are extremely hard to come by, so 
we'd rather not miss such an opportunity.

G.

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