Re: 3d@xxxx for newbies and other issues

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>So far I'm getting 100% feedback in favor of retaining the "newbie"
>class, so as far as I'm concerned we'll keep the classes as Elliott
>set them up - 

EXCUSE ME!  If "so far" means TODAY, I have to inform you that some people
work during the day.  I checked the computer at 5:00 am this morning and
at 5:00 pm found a dozen messages about expo and decisions already taken.

My position has been that we should not have these classes. So, the
"feedback" is 66% and 33%.  Why not?  Because it makes things complicated. 
What if 5 people sign as "newbies" and 25 for amateurs?  Something like
that happened in expo1.  I ended up giving most my votes to one amateur.
Just look at the final expo1 results.  They are unbalanced.

I think that everyone should boil in one pot.  Include a short 3-d
biography for each participant.  If I see that someone is submiting
pictures from their first Realist roll, I will take this into my account in
my comments and voting.

"Newbies" can clearly state "Hey, I am a newbie, please show mercy!"
We are doing this to have fun, see some good 3-d images and give/get some
feedback.  Newbies should not be afraid but go ahead and participate.  Too
many divisions and classifications only create problems.

George Themelis

PS.  By the way, what does BTW mean? ;)


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