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Re: When is a competition not even a competition

Subject: Re: When is a competition not even a competition
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 01:09:12 -0800


Mark L. Levinson wrote:

So I don't think that the number of competitions dilutes the
value of the awards, with the small exception of "best of show."
I do think that in an ideal world, the undertaking would be
called an Evaluation rather than a Competition, but it's hard
to get people excited about evaluations...

A belated response:

I see your point, but your last sentence undermines it, and ends up not far from my own position. Being able to say that you reached a certain standard has value, especially for someone trying to get established. But it's far from saying that your work is exemplary.

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- Thomas Hardy, "The Return of the Native"





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