Exactly. And that's the time-proven way to reduce it -- paint over it, scrub it off or whatever -- just get rid of it as fast as possible so the "artist" doesn't get any recognition. OR, you could highlight it on the front page of the local weekly -- might as well offer that pizza as a prize! Kathleen
________________________________ From: Wilma de Soto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 5/24/2007 7:35 PM To: Turner,Kathleen; UnivCity listserv Subject: Re: [UC] UC Review Graffiti Contest Shouldn't this pump up the volume, so to speak? I have lived through the original ubiquitous graffiti person in Philadelphia: "Bobby Beck" . Later it was "Cool Earl", Chewy" and "Cornbread." It escalated from there. I do not wish to revisit those days. I make it a habit to wipe out tags as soon as they appear whenever I can. On 5/24/07 6:57 PM, "Turner,Kathleen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: To change the subject for awhile . . . Quite an idea the UC Review had with their "Graffiti Watch" feature -- best tag of the week gets a photo on the front page. I can see this being a BIG disincentive to the neighborhood graffiti artists. Cornbread rides again? Kathleen