"swampie" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Wow!
>
> Lot's of better comments this time. The reason for a contest is it spurs
> actions that day to day " Hey, what if we did this?" evolution won't see
> the need for. In other words, the pressure of a contest brings out the best
> and worst of a tool you are competing with. While I agree ( from an American
> viewpoint) that too much competition can be bad, even to the point of
> causing damage, I think POV is safe here. As for improvements being up to
> the POV Team, I'm sure they would appreciate the inputs that a competition
> would cause. After all look how good they've done so far! As for me
> starting my own contest, I'm afraid I'm a pauper. Usually the best interest
> in a competition comes when a major player advertizer offers a major prize.
> ( I'll bet that Johnny Yip of the 2004 competition hasn't thrown away that
> prize yet!)
>
> Thanks to all,
>
> Swampie

Can you run that by me again, in English :-)

Flippancy aside, Does a prize increase the standard? My personal opinion is
like sport there is more fun in being an amateur.


Stephen

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