i kno im new but ive been to plenty boards an have seen how tha battle would or could work and they can be difficult to rate at times but it isnt about pleasing tha fans w/ poetry, ur right, ppl just have to keep that in mind when they r writtin. its about bein different, and expressing whats goin on, i dont think there should b a set topic but if there is there should be others to choose from. if u challenge some1 who has more emotion than u, then u are gonna lose under normal curcustances, just some thoughts...