Re: [AGA-Contest] The Biotope Problem Continues (93) (fwd)

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

Do it if you have screeners. But I try to notify the
entrants if we move them to a new category.

The category just doesn't wanna fly :-(

We've got a few months to think about what to do next year.
Maybe we should ust give all entries an extra point or so
IF it fits biotope guidelines but not have a separate
category for biotopes    :-\

sh
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> Looks like I had the list configured wrong, so replies
> weren't going to 
> the list.  Should work now.
> 
> Yes, I am suggesting that a couple of people help me
> pre-select biotopes 
> before the judging starts.  I *think* they should be
> reclassified, but I 
> want a second opinion.
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:27:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: S. Hieber <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> Subject: Re: [AGA-Contest] The Biotope Problem Continues
> (93)
> 
> Are you suggesting a pre-rating on how well the entries
> fit
> the biotope guidelines? Or are you suggesting an
> eliminative screeening. I'm guessing the former since we
> tolkd folks "No entries will be disqualifed based on
> inaccuracies."
> 
> Next year it might be a good idea to pre-screen so that
> someone can decide if they want to move their entry to
> another category or jsut withdraw. It might be a good
> idea
> if we can find willing presecreeners.
> 
> sh
> --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Keep in mind that the official final tally will
> probably
> > be 3-5 less than
> > this unofficial running number, but still... two days
> > left to go, the
> > slackers still haven't checked in, AND still no Senske
> > package.  Folks, I
> > think we're going to go over 100 this time. :)
> >
> > OK, now the bad news, and my topic for today:  There
> have
> > been four
> > biotope entries, and it's my opinion that three should
> > all be tossed out
> > of the category.  One of them the entrant confused
> > "Nature Aquarium" with
> > "Biotope", one uses appropriate plants for a particular
> > continent but
> > doesn't attempt to duplicate a natural setting, and one
> > of them I'm not
> > sure WHAT it's trying to do at all.  A fourth entry
> might
> > actually be
> > really good, but I need to pour through Kasselmann and
> > Baensch to verify
> > the species and such.
> >
> > Question: What do you guys think of bringing in a
> couple
> > of people/judges
> > to pre-screen these entries on the 16th before the
> > general judging starts?
> > I'm a little shaky deciding to do this on my own. 
> Maybe
> > Karen & Phil?
> >
> >    - Erik
> >
> > --
> > Erik Olson
> > erik at thekrib dot com
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