Here are the options...

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2.


Please choose one.

I think they are both excellent and would like to thank Grafton Red and dum dum for their efforts. Not forgetting Roverstrace for permission to use her pics and Tundra Terrorist for making GR's and dd's look even better.

This is an outrage.

Art censorship and avianism all rolled up in a fecund ball of corruption.

This does indeed smack of elitist selection (MR is a biologist, of course, so he's used to choosing his preferences for survival).

It was clear that in the straw poll your effort was the most popular and at least deserved a place as candidate.

What explanation can there be for this travesty of justice?

Mr is a chemist darling, well he was, and now is a well, er, something or other

I beg your pardon?

Effort?

It was a work of beautific splendour inspired by the benevolence of of The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster in all it's Pastafarian grandeur.

Really? I always imagined him crouching over petri dishes growing cultures. Fancy that. Still didn't get my Periodic table conundrum, did he? Chemist schemist.

I cringe at the 'P' word so you can beg all you want.

Your banner was loved by all, but would've benefitted from a splattering of green splodges near the East Park bit to represent you and your kind's contribution to park life.

I am, however, abstaining from voting in this Ahmadinejad-esque election in support of your masterpiece. Personally, I think they're scared and jealous.

I vote for the abstension option also in support of TT. Salvador Dali, eat your breakfast.

I can't decide & its a draw at the moment. Decisions, decisions....

Blooming heck, it's close!

I suppose I should set a time for close of voting, so I don't get accused of stopping it to get the result that suits me (not that I would). 5pm-ish tomorrow, will make it 24 hours.

Are you going to answer the furious electorate, or just ignore us, Gadaffi-style?

I'm going to ignore you, Gaddafi-style.

Love a paradox, me.

You Thatcher, you.

I share my birthplace and zodiac sign with Thatcher. Not my politics, however.

Aye, much more Augusto Pinochet it would appear.

MR see that Mubarak today?

Not too happy my favourite isn't included
Not too happy I missed the cut off - [size=85[url=http://oi56.tinypic.com/j9smzn.jpgwasn't gonna' be appropriate anyway[/url[/size

Like them both,but the first one would have swung it for me if it had at least another local lad in,Scott Taylor?Looks better with "The Pride Of East Hull"
(Just my opinion like)

I went for Option 1

whats is going to happen if the vote is still level pegging at cut off time...
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my suggestion would be too open it back up, and allow a little more time for other creations to maybe appear, as not everyone can drop everything at the drop of a pin... and time is needed
have a period of around a week for creations then put forward for voting.

I've held back my vote in case. Hope it doesn't come to that, as I'd feel proper bad having to choose.
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The current one will get squished shortly, so I'd like to get it done ASAP. Also, that sort of vacillation wouldn't fit with my new tyrannical image.

How about Option 3 - none of the above

Free the Tundra Terrorist!

No need to feel bad

it's only a banner, both similar and both attracting similar amount of votes so doesn't matter which wins really as long as we have one, i'm sure that'll be d d's thinking also, although, with an addition to his family soon due, i think it could be a nice little gesture for him from all on the forum.

I had held mine back aswell. I had best vote now incase we cancelled each other out.

Hardly a secret ballot that was it boss, we can all see which way you voted!

So as not to show bias, i allowed my 2 lads to choose. They opted for option 1.
I still prefer yours to be honest.