From: Ghazanfar Ghori <ghorig@gmail.com>
Reply-To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com>
To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com>
Subject: Re: [AGA-Contest] My thoughts on the Aquascaping Contest
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:57:37 -0500
I agree...time to rethink.
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:16:09 -0500, Carlos Sanchez
<tsunamicarlos@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> First, I'd like to say that we had the best turnout ever this year --
and
> that is really something to be proud of, especially since American
> participation alone was nearly equal to total participation in previous
> years. With this large boost in numbers and the expansion of the scope
of
> the contest, I think the contest should also begin to look toward how
judges
> are chosen. This contest has always been an 'American' contest by the
judges
> that have been chosen year to year. I think it is time to make the shift
> completely to 'international' by having representative judges from
around
> the world --which would necessitate an increase in the number of judges
to
> at least five or so. Because Asia and Europe alone contribute around 40%
of
> participation, I think we should have at least two international judges
(one
> from each of those continents) every year. Token? Perhaps, but the
contest
> will only expand in scope if the international community is well
represented
> in the judging panel.
>
> Second, I think the point system for the judging needs to be rehauled. I
> think there was far too much emphasis on maintenance (and who here wants
to
> keep tanks only with Anubias barteri var. nana and Java fern for
years?). I
> believe the categories 'selection and use of materials' and
'composition'
> are redundant. Composition of wood and rock should fall under the same
> category as composition of plants. Fish choice should be given more
> importance, as it is a critical aspect of an aquascape -- the harmony of
the
> fish with the plants both in shape, color, and movement (if the judge is
> familiar with the fish, he can make such a judgement).
>
> I think Overall impression is weighted too heavily on the scale. It
allows
> too much room for subjectivity in an already rather subjective
aquascaping
> hobby.
>
> More to come... but here are some initial thoughts,
>
> Carlos
>
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