Re: 3d@xxxxxx - imagless entries?

[rdi@xxxxxxx]

Joel Alpers writes:

>Is it a good idea to allow photo-3d members to enter 3d@xxxx as
>an "audit" or "view-only" method? I'm not wanting people who are
>...
>But I also recognize that there may be those out there who are
>only collectors, or who are so new they really _don't_ have
>images to enter, to be able to see this expo.
>
>What do you all think?

On one hand, 
I think this is a *great* idea- I was in this boat with 3d@xxxxx; I had only
shot 1 roll with my newly acquired camera, and didn't really have anything 
to send, but would have *loved* to see the work of others (there's no
current 3D photo club that I know of here in Rochester).  It would also be nice
(for the entrants who provided images) to share your work with a larger audience, 
in fact, an audience that might even appreciate the entries MORE than the usual 
entrant because they are new to the game, and full of wonder over 
recently discovering 3D.

On the other hand,
We need to limit it somehow... I don't think it'd be fair to all
the "true participant" entrants to have to wait an extra 6 months
to get their turn while the package goes around the country to 100 
imageless entrants.  But what's a good limit?  Number of imagless 
entrants kept below 10?  Charge $10 or $20 for the right to see it
(maybe dropping the $5 entry fee- used to defray overseas shipping)?
Imageless entrants must provide an item to go into the prize pot? 
Allow only true newbies to enter this way?
Hey, maybe bribery is in order here!  :-)
But any limit on participation will result in somebody being disappointed
on being left out.
I guess I can't think of a viable way to limit it right now, so maybe
mandating an image be entered is the only way...

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Rick Inzero                                     
Northern Telecom, Inc.                          
Rochester, NY                                   rdi@xxxxxxx

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