Re: "Kinder, Gentler, but not necessarily Simpler"

["Mortimer Snerd" <n9720235@cc.wwu.edu>]

Looks great, James.  Gets my vote.

Justin Collins
p.s.: I apologize to all of you for not putting as much time into this as I
was.  I recently got a new job and am working about 55 hours/week.
> 1. Unless specifically requested [via a check box on the entry Form], all
> submitted and accepted entries may be placed in the contest portion of the
> event.
>
> 2. Entries may be sorted for judging into categories of like aquascapes,
> depending upon numbers of entries received.
>
> 3. The contest will be judged by a panel of judges selected by the
> organizing committee.
>
> 4. The judges may be provided with CD-ROM's containing all of the images
and
> supporting documentation covering each entry. Entries shall be identified
on
> these CD-ROM's by ID number only. [to prevent the judges from knowing the
> identify of the entrant]
>
> 5. A private mailing list [Majordomo list] may be set up for the exclusive
> use of the judges, to communicate with one another during the judging
phase
> of the contest. This list shall be restricted to the judges and one or
more
> representatives of the organizing committee and/or the AGA, who will
attempt
> to answer any questions the judges may have during their deliberations.
>
> 6. The judging criteria for the contest are as follows:
>
>    [35%] Overall Impression
>    [30%] Composition, Balance, Use of Space, Use of Color
>    [20%] Selection & Use of Materials
>    [15%] Viability of the Aquascape
>
> 7. The judges shall be provided with judging guidelines which explain in
> general terms, the qualities each of these criteria cover, and how to
score
> each entry to ensure that the results from each judge can be compared
fairly
> with results from the other judges.
>
> 8. Judges may be requested to provide feedback on the qualities of each
> entry in the contest. These comments may be placed on the web-site and on
> the final CD-ROM's, associated with the appropriate entries.
>
> 9. Within each category, the judges' individual ranking for each entry
> (based on the total scores awarded to each) will be used to determine the
> overall ranking of entries within the category. [this is my reading of
> Karen's methodology outlined in message00537]
>
> 10. Based upon the number and quality of entries within each category, the
> judges may award 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards, and/or a variable number of
> Honourable Mention awards. The actual number and nature of the awards
> presented within any category is at the discretion of the judges.
>
> 11. The judges may also be requested to select an entry worthy of
receiving
> a Best of Show award.
>
> 12. The decisions of the judges are final.
>
> 13. The web-site may have a facility allowing the general public to submit
> their choice for a People's Choice award.

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