James wrote: <<<Actually Roger, I think that allowing everyone into the Contest, but barring them from the possibility of winning throught rigging or weighting the judging against them would be patently unfair and exclusionary.>>> Although I disagree with you (provided all entrants know what the emphasis will be on), I *do* like your idea better. I think that it will be easier to promote the contest, and more people will be inclined to enter the showcase. Sigh, but we'll have to include the word freshwater in the name of the contest, then, I'm afraid. Or else have every other word on the entry forms say "freshwater". Otherwise, I'm sure we'll get at least one set of photos of a gorgeous mini reef. :-) Dave Engle Escondido (San Diego) California Non AGA Member Ambivalent towards reefs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------ 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