Agreed. Justin Collins ----- Original Message ----- From: David Engle <datruedave@home.com> To: <aga-contest@thekrib.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 10:36 PM Subject: L. (?) Categories for competition > James wrote: > <<<One minor point, which I may have missed in all of the talking, is > whether > it might be desirable, or even possible, to limit participation to AMATEUR > aquarists or if we should leave this alone, allowing for professionals to > enter as well. >>> > > My feelings are that the only categories we should have are for the type of > tank. I don't think we should try to categorize based on the aquascaper > (age, profession, or anything else) for the reason that has been brought up. > We have no way of confirming the identity of the aquascaper. > If Takashi Amano does up a tank and lets his 2nd cousin in Boston submit it > as his, how would we know? I started thinking about this when the showcase > idea was brought up and the more I think about it, I agree. The competition > will appeal to some, but I think the sheer variety of entries will be what > makes this contest a success. > > Dave Engle > Escondido (San Diego) California > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > ------------------ > To unsubscribe from this list, e-mail majordomo@aquatic-gardeners.org > with "unsubscribe aga-contest" in the body of the message. > To subscribe to the digest version, add "subscribe aga-contest-digest" > in the same message. > Old messages are available at http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-contest > ------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, e-mail majordomo@aquatic-gardeners.org with "unsubscribe aga-contest" in the body of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, add "subscribe aga-contest-digest" in the same message. Old messages are available at http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-contest