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Subject:	Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug
Date:	Sat, 4 Mar 2000 05:13:42 GMT
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In lugnet.general, James J. Trobaugh writes: > > I agree with Larry that we need to becareful not to let the LTCs become a > competition among each other. I do believe that by looking at what each club • has > done keeps others motivated to do more. I'd really hate to see it come down • to a > one club versus another. Some days I become overwhelmed trying to keep up with > the other clubs, but after I do a show I get all fired up and I'm ready to • build > some more. I have to disagree a bit here. As a highly competitive person, I work better when I feel that I must compete *against* somebody. Competition really does drive innovation and pushes the envelope further. As long as it does not become a destructive competition or foster harsh feelings, competition would be good. Personally, I would not be working so hard on my layout if I was not trying not to be put to shame by Conan's. I want one better than his. That is the competitive spirit that is going to drive me to put in overtime on my layout. I would love to have another 3-4 people making layouts this big. Each person could specialize in an area, trying to make their section better than the other people's. One could do a harbor, one could have a city, one could make a mountain scene, etc. I would love to be able to devote my entire layout to 2 sections of what a show would need and let others specialize in other areas. Competing against eachother helps us to raise the bar, which helps us compete against the real rival - model trains. After all is said and done, I want everyone to make better layouts. Just like the new Supercar is more complex than to former, we should have a natural progression of making better and better layouts, and we all can benefit from the fruits of competition. Mike

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		Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
Maybe I should have stated myself a little differently earlier. I do realize that seeing what others do pushes us all to strive to do better, and I believe that's a very healthy part of completion. I have no issue with that at all. I believe that is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)

		Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
(...) Wow Mike, you really have set the "bar" higher as to your LEGO aspirations. Going against Conan. Wow, that would take some doing. The way I would suggest competing, is with "quality over quantity" (my own philosophy). But it doesn't hurt to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)

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		Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
I agree with Larry that we need to becareful not to let the LTCs become a competition among each other. I do believe that by looking at what each club has done keeps others motivated to do more. I'd really hate to see it come down to a one club (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)

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