Re: [AGA-Contest] For next year... time limit on aquascape

[Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@dustyuniverse.com>]

Why don't we see how much of a brouhaha there is about the placement, 
and then change the rules if necessary?

Cheryl



Erik Olson wrote:
> One of the judges brought up an interesting observation today.
> 
> One of the aquascapes that is a high-placing entry in one of the 
> categories looked familiar.  In fact, he recognized it as placing very 
> high in ADA's 2008 contest.  Not their 2009 contest, but a full year and a 
> half ago.
> 
> The judge felt it was going to be a bit of a letdown to see a category won 
> by such an old 'scape.
> 
> The entry is in compliance with our rules.  It has never been entered in 
> an AGA contest.
> 
> Someone in our local fish club used to do that when we had a photography 
> contest -- they would enter the same photo over and over again, year after 
> year.  It was not against the rules, but it was obnoxious.
> 
> 
> Opinions?  Should we perhaps change the rules to say the aquascape must 
> have been photographed in the past year?  Or leave the rules stand?
> 
>    - Erik
> 
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