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My suggestion is to take S@H catalogs with you next year, so that if people
do enter stock sets, you can point it out to the judges.
Troy Cefaratti wrote:
>
> What irked me so much was that some of the
> > sets receiving ribbons and prizes were built EXACTLY as they were in the
> > SAHS catalog.
>
> Our community fair has an actual Lego-specific competion among the other
> arts & Crafts type competitions. The rules specifically state that it must
> be an ORIGINAL creation. The problem is that the "Judges" have no knowledge
> of Lego, or what the sets actually look like. This was probably the case
> where you are, they probably didn't realize that it was a store-bought set.
>
> Ours worked out well, with no store bought sets even being entered. But
> then the organizers atleast had the brains to ask someone before the judging
> if anything there looked like an existing set! (They asked ME!)
>
> But then, I AM on the organizing committee meself! And I had to alter the
> rules just so that i could get my entry in! (Nothing shady, honest! They
> had a size limitation for all of the arts and crafts that had to be
> "adjusted" so that I could enter my rather large vehicle!)
>
> My suggestion would be to build something spectacular for next year, and
> have all your local friends do the same. That way, none of the cheesy sets
> will be able to win. This was the first year for ours, and it was very
> small. But hopefully next year's will be better, since the cool stuff I
> brought was well received, and will hopefully inspire more people next year!
>
> Well, it's late, and i'm babbling, so I guess i'll go for now...
--
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