Once I get my house and important stuff in order and tanks all up and running
I'm going to
have more than 3 running. I'm fairly certain that at this point my technique
is so far
behind the A-list that I'd never win, but I still want to enter all my tanks
for the sake of
support. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a number of people like me out
there who
either have more than 3 tanks or over the course of the year have more than
3 different aquascapes to enter.
It's really bugged me in the past to see people enter aquascapes they've done
under a
different person's name (ADG comes to mind) in order to bypass the 3 per person
rule. I'm in
wholehearted agreement with the spirit behind the limitation and think it
should be
maintained for competition. However, seeing as this is a showcase of
aquascapes, limiting
entries seems a little counterproductive.
What if we limited the number of entries to be judged in the competition to 3
and then let
folks have as many Comment Only/Non-judged entries as they'd like? I realize
that some folks
will still try to circumvent the rules if they're so inclined, but it would
give those of us
who otherwise wouldn't an opportunity to show off more than 3 aquascapes.
I'd even be
willing to pay the entry fee for all the non-judge entries I'd submit.
But, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. :)
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:35:31 -0700
From: shieber@yahoo.com
To: aga-contest@thekrib.com
Subject: Re: [AGA-Contest] AGA Aquascaping Contest: Entry Incomplete
Thanks, Erik. I wish I could remember all those archives I read.
I know there's a long and well suffered history to the design of the contest. I
doubt that
the siutaion has changed much since then. That is, the lower limit is still
more egalitarian
even if not necesarily more conducive to getting entries. Or, to put it anohter
way, with the
lower limit, it's more of a skill competition and less of a lottery. I guess
I'd go status
quo unless someone knows of a reason to change.
sh
----- Original Message ----
From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:19:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-Contest] AGA Aquascaping Contest: Entry Incomplete
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008, S. Hieber wrote:
> Is it to prevent a rout of the less well-healed or amateur aquarists by
> the pros or compulsive fanatics?
Yes, I believe that was the reason.
- Erik
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