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Re: Building contest
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Date: 
Sat, 24 Nov 2001 20:33:33 GMT
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Hi Larry,

Well I probably will tend to favor entries (all else being equal) that I • get
to see for longer... it's just human nature that what imprints gets
remembered.

So, you are indirectly suggesting that builders who need all the time they
could get stand
less a chance to win? You can't possibly know what their reasons are for a
"near deadline entry".

That's not what a closing date is for. You probably don't have to judge
until after
the closing date of the contest and all entries are in. Keep an open (and
wide) mind so to speak.

Bye,
Jurgen



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  Re: Building contest
 
(...) Well Said! It's common in most competitions for the contestants to only unveil their entries just before the deadline. Plus, I believe your correct... that the voting only begins after the final entry date of 12/31/01. So its reasonable to (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
  Re: Building contest
 
(...) It's just human nature to remember things. Not saying it's correct. I promise (as I am sure all judges do) to do my level best to keep an open mind and judge impartially and not be influenced by the fact that I saw an entry before. And so (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Building contest
 
(...) You mean you're procrastinating! Well I probably will tend to favor entries (all else being equal) that I get to see for longer... it's just human nature that what imprints gets remembered. (...) Bring it on! There's no restriction on how WIDE (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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