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[AGA-Contest] Re: AGA-Contest Digest, Vol 3, Issue 8



Great job all around!!!

I _think_ I'm glad there are so many entries, but I'm not sure!<g>

Karen

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>    1. RE: Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) (Carlos Sanchez)
>    2. RE: PayPal-less Entries (121) (Erik Olson)
>    3. smoke almost clearing (121+) (Erik Olson)
>    4. RE: Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) (S. Hieber)
>    5. RE: Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111) (Phil Edwards)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:54:48 -0400
> From: "Carlos Sanchez" <tsunamicarlos@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111)
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> >I was going to post this morning when we hit 100, but figured I'd just
stay
> >on track with the last-thing-before-going-to-bed posts like I've done the
> >last few days.  So first off, Yowza!  Hats off to Carlos once again. A
bit
> >more than 24 hours left, Jeff Senske is uploading his first aquascape,
and
> >we're getting close to doubling last year's entries. Super cool!
>
> Wow, this means I've passed my goal number of 100 entries by about a
dozen.
> Not bad!
>
> Carlos
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:46:08 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] PayPal-less Entries (121)
> To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com>
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> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Carlos Sanchez wrote:
>
> > Wow, this means I've passed my goal number of 100 entries by about a
dozen.
> > Not bad!
>
> Yep...actually more! There are still some stragglers entering tonight, but
> it's definitely slowing now.  The "possible" sits at 121 right now, but
> three of these I can almost guarantee are going to be removed due to lack
> of actual photos.  Pretty much the rest seem serious.  So I think we'll
> have at least 118 now.  Which is almost 50 more than our record and almost
> double last year's response.
>
> Topic for today (I'll probably write once more when I close up at
> midnight): Out-of-approved-Paypal entries.  Looks like the countries this
> year were Viet Nam (very big turnout due to one person getting their
> friends to enter), South Africa, Malta, and Indonesia.  There were some
> others, but they sent $5 bills hidden in their release forms.  Total fees
> waived thus far: 13.  However, two of them may pay anyway.  But I think
> the waiver was very succesful in getting some particularly pissed entrants
> feeling very grateful and happy to drop the release form in the mail
> (release form... I think that'll be my next report's topic).
>
>    - Erik
>
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:45:47 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> Subject: [AGA-Contest] smoke almost clearing (121+)
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> OK, I just shut down the site for registration, pulled all the
> partly-complete "lookie-loo" entries, and the computer's reporting 121
> valid (photo complete).  I think this is a real number this time, though
> I'll have to lean on several of the entrants to get their fees and forms
> in.  In addition, someone e-mailed me what appear to be the photos for
> three entries, the forms for which he said were in the mail.  And I still
> don't know if there will be a Senske surprise on my door tomorrow (there
> was a small one today).  So we might actually hit up to 125 when the
> absentee ballots are all counted.
>
> Cheers!
>
>    - Erik
>
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 04:51:28 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111)
> To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com>
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> You done good, Carlos. Great job!
>
> sh
> --- Carlos Sanchez <tsunamicarlos@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Wow, this means I've passed my goal number of 100 entries
> > by about a dozen.
> > Not bad!
>
>
> =====
> Plant your feet in Washington, D.C. and touch the moon -- at the National
Air & Space Museum.
> And learn the art of aquascaping Senske style at AGA2K4.
>
> Speakers, field trip, Ray "Kingfish" Lucas, and more. . .
> The Annual AGA Convention, 2004, November 12-14.
>
> Convention Details/Registration at aquatic-gardeners.org & gwapa.org
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:15:50 -0400
> From: "Phil Edwards" <biotypical@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [AGA-Contest] Disturbing Technical Difficulties (111)
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> >You done good, Carlos. Great job!
>
>
> I'll second that!  Way to go Mr. Sanchez, if you keep this up we'll have
to
> close the contest a month earlier next year!
>
> Best,
> Phil
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