and as it's been said before, that would be an acceptable argument (just) if we were talking about commercially-sponsored awards. This is the BBC - they can't just make up the rules, they're accountable to all of us. I, for one, don't want to opt out: I love the fact that the folk awards raise the profile of the music and help us to sell tickets and CDs, especially to those beyond our own small circle. But if the awards are going to continue to fulfil that function, they've got to have crdibility. What we've discovered this year undermines that credibility. Is that so bloody hard to understand?