[AGA-Contest] Re: AGA Aquascaping Contest: Still Haven't Gotten Your Release Form! (fwd)

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Note for next year: Discuss ways to legally do the photo release through 
the net.  Record number of people who, though quite capable of spending 
hundreds of bucks and hours a year on super substrate, CO2, 20 watts per 
gallon of compact fluorescent lighting, hundreds more on digital photo 
equipment and broadband internet, seem unable to mail a letter.  Yes I'm 
grumpy about it...

  - Erik

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Erik Olson
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:27:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
To: Pedro Borges <mrpcb_sp1@mail.netcabo.pt>
Subject: Re: AGA Aquascaping Contest: Still Haven't Gotten Your Release Form!

Hi Pedro,

Seriously, if I was being beaurocratic, I would have cancelled the entries that 
weren't complete on the 15th.  Instead, I'm basically giving everyone an extra 
month and a half to send it.  And I'm even sending reminder notices.  Doesn't 
that seem reasonable?  It's strange that back in 2000 and 2001 when everyone 
had to enter through the post office, we had no complaints about having to send 
the release form, but now that everything else can be done online, a fair 
number of people are complaining that they cannot mail a letter.

So please, just drop the page in the mail.  You've still got 3 weeks left.
I don't know the legalities of the issue, I'm just relying on the material set 
up by the committee back in 1999.

Thanks,

  - Erik




On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Pedro Borges wrote:

> Hi Eric, please accept my appology for not sending the release form yet.
> I have been extremely occupied and have no chance to make a pitstop at the
> post office.
> I know this is legal stuff and all, but is there any chance for you to enter
> both my aquariums without my written permission? Both the aquariums and the
> photos are mine, and you have my absolute and full permission to do whatever
> you please with them. I know this email means nothing legally, but heck I'm
> not going to sue you all over the atlantic.
> Please take my photos in good will, they're AGA's to do whatever you please.
> Hope I can get to convince you. Anyway if it's EXTRAORDINARILY important
> I'll try and send them anywhere next week, but please please don't be so
> burocratic with me ok?
>
> So what do you say?
> Looking to hear from you soon
>
> Cheers,
> Pedro Borges
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> To: <mrpcb_sp1@netcabo.pt>
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:07 AM
> Subject: AGA Aquascaping Contest: Still Haven't Gotten Your Release Form!
>
>
> > Dear AGA Aquascaping Contest Entrant,
> >
> > This is just a reminder that we have not yet received your Photo
> > Release Form.  The contest closed on September 15th, and while we are
> > being somewhat relaxed about WHEN we get this form, we still very
> > much need it in order to show your photos on the public website!
> >
> > You can find a printable photo release form at the bottom of this page:
> >
> > http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2004.cgi?&op=showpage&name=entryform
> >
> > Just drop it in the mail, no need to use rush postage, as long as we
> > get it by November 1st.
> >
> > I will keep sending reminders like this every couple weeks, until we
> > get your forms.  If you've sent it quite a while ago and think we
> > should have gotten it by now, please reply to this e-mail.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >   - Erik
> >     organizer

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