I posted summaries of the various suggestions made regarding basic criteria: Version A - 1. Theme / Concept 2. Selection / Use of Materials 3. Composition / Balance / Use of Space 4. Viability 5. WOW Factor / Overall Distinction Version B - 1. Use of Materials 2. Use of Space 3. Use of Colour 4. Viability 5. Overall Impression Melding these together, and taking into consideration the comments which have been made recently, we get: Version C - 1. Selection and Use of Materials 2. Composition / Balance / Use of Space / Use of Color 3. Viability 4. Overall Impression Now, it might be desirable to break C.2 down, into multiple separate Criteria, or the group might wish to leave them clumped together. If they were broken down, we would have: Version D - 1. Selection and Use of Materials 2. Composition 3. Balance 4. Use of Space 5. Use of Color 6. Viability 7. Overall Impression This might be too many different/separate points, but you decide, what is it going to be??? What do people feel comfortable with? 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