Re: entry guidelines

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

I wrote:
>> [How do we handle the folks who do not have computer access - do we make
up
>> "packages" consisting of a blank Entry Form, a copy the submission tips,
and
>> the information below, which can be mailed out to people who request
further
>> information?]

Erik wrote:
>Perhaps we can fit everything on a nice trifold pamphlet that can also be
>distributed to aquarium society auctions, meetings, etc.

This will probably be covered when we get to "Publicity", but it's a great
idea. Perhaps (hopefully) we can get Robert Day involved in that (from the
info on the AGA website, he does DTP for the organization). Without jumping
the gun, I have been thinking that we should contact as many organized
hobbyist clubs as we can come up with by mail and notify them of this event.
Having a nicely printed pamphlet to send out would be a big plus.

>Has the planting plan drawing fallen by the wayside?  Perhaps can be
>hinted at as an aside in the plants list.  And on the pamphlet or web site
>we could include a very crudely-drawn example to show it doesn't have to
>be fancy either.

No, not at all - I just was leery of putting too many "suggestions" down -
it seemed that Karen went kinda ballistic over the list I had posted
earlier. Hopefully that had more to do with my suggestion that these things
be requirements rather than suggestions. I did it that way initially because
of the comments which get made on the APD regarding Amano's photographs.
Great images but scanty details on the setup. People are always posting
asking about the missing "details" and a great deal of speculation takes
place because of it. If this is going to be of any value as a educational
tool for all of us I think that the issue of details about how the aquascape
was put together is important (especially for the better ones).

A "sample suggested entry" is a very good idea. I think that it should be a
_really_ nicely planted aquascape that we use as a "sample", with a good
selection of well done photographs.

James Purchase
Toronto




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