Here's how *I* would weight them: 20% 1. - Selection and Use of Materials 25% 2. - Composition / Balance / Use of Space / Use of Color 15% 3. - Viability 40% 4. - Overall Impression So the judges card would read *something* like: Award one to twenty points for selection and use of materials. Award one to twenty-five points for composition, balance, use of space and use of color. Award one to fifteen points for viability of the aquascape. Award one to forty points for overall impression of the aquascape. Total points out of one hundred: -Dave Engle ------------------ 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