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Re: Criteria & Selection Mechanics



From: James Purchase
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 3:08 PM


> ...I would like to explain _why_ the free-wheeling discussions
> of weeks past were curtailed...

No need on my part - I think I just conveyed the wrong impression. Perhaps
"postponed" would have been a better choice than "abruptly curtailed".

> ...We seem to have settled on a set of Criteria and I have asked
> about "fleshing them out" with short descriptive paragraphs to
> clarify things both for contestants and the Judges...Karen had
> suggested that we test our Criteria by holding a little "mock
> contest"...I have been spending some free time (_what_ free
> time???) doing up another web-site - this one for a "mock
> Judging" of "mock entries"...

> I _hope_ that it will show _exactly_ the point that David makes
> in his post - that we have to give careful consideration to what
> we request as images if we are going to be able to be fair in our
> assessment of the aquascapes submitted...With any luck, the
> next step in our journey will help us see how effective our newly
> minted set of Criteria are, and what we might need in the way of a
> boost to get a concencus on "Submission Elements". Two birds
> with one stone - well, that's the theory anyway...

Rats! I should've known you'd be one step ahead of me on this one.

> ...Hope this addresses your concerns David.

In a most excellent fashion. Thanks.

-Y-

David A. Youngker
nestor10@mindspring.com
http://www.mindspring.com/~nestor10


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