Roger's and Karen's rather differing viewpoints on judges - Roger (like me) feels that we need a few people with an "Art" background while Karen feels that they might not know what goes into a good aquascape, highlights the need for at least _some_ Judging Guidelines. Perhaps, if we are unable to find people who have the combination of both, if we at least make an attempt to include a mixture of people - some with a recognized art critic background, others more familiar with the hobby. The juxtaposition and range of comments which would come from the two groups might be very educational for all of us. And B.T.W. Erik - I can't _wait_ to see your "Native USA" effort. Sort of like a submerged section of I-95 I suppose? <g> James Purchase Toronto ------------------ 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