One more thing on Details...

["James Purchase" <jpurch@interlog.com>]

NOTE: This is a serious post, but it is not intended to tick _anyone_
off....

Making this overly complicated, for either ourselves or the people we hope
will submit entries is the last thing that I want to do. But I freely admit
that in this "Contest" discussion I'm flying blind, and based upon the
comments I got from most of the people who volunteered to act as "mock
judges", I'm not alone. My background as a government bureaucrat makes me
very "detail oriented" (or is it the other way around?). When faced with a
situation I am unfamiliar with, my natural inclination is to "sweat the
details". If that makes anyone uncomfortable, sorry - it's just the way
things are.

Now, if there is _anyone_ here who feels that they can take the "Contest"
portion and work out the details themselves and then present it back to the
group as a simple scenario - I'm open to the offer, no offense intended or
taken. I am just starting to feel really uncomfortable dealing with this
"Contest" discussion. I do not want it to degenerate any further.

The only other alternative that I can see is to ditch the Contest portion of
the event altogether, at least for this year. The Showcase has no need for
"rules" or even many "guidelines" - we display what people send us, end of
story. If its simple you want.....

James Purchase
Toronto

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