Re: [AGA Contest] Re: A straw dog

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Ah, but there is a lot in your document that it would be
good for prospective entrants to read about what is or
isn't a perfectly representional biotope. 

Between your doc for such info and Roger's re emphasis and
scoring, I think we could give folks much the guidance they
might need or find helpful -- without trying to nail down
the cat.

Of course, if the turnout is big enough, next year I think
we need to revisit.

sh
--- Steven Pituch <spituch@ev1.net> wrote:
> Roger,
> 
> I think what you have written is good if we accept Erik's
> statement (and we
> should):
> >I think the folks that created the contest disagree
> here.  The primary
> >purpose of ALL the categories is aquascaping.
> 
> Also your "Biotope Aquascape" name would be appropriate.
> 
> I am  just wondering where Jeff Senske's 2002 and 2003
> biotope entries would
> fit in.  They had no real documentation, but are
> considered great
> aquascapes.  I  would think your biotope requirements if
> applied now would
> lessen their score.  I guess in that case this type of
> tank would do better
> in an "Aquatic Garden" category.  I certainly don't want
> to do harm to
> entries of this caliber.
> 
> I am now wondering if everything should left alone, as
> is.  As long as I now
> realize that biotopes will be considered as aquascapes,
> clears up the lack
> of understanding that I had.  And I seem to have been the
> only one with that
> problem.  I have no problem with the concept of showing
> the non-aquascaping
> part of this kind of biotope work in magazine and
> Internet articles, as
> someone suggested is more appropriate.   So maybe its
> really not broke, and
> we shouldn't fix it.


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