In article <417aca28$1@news.povray.org> , "Jeremy M. Praay" 
<sla### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> You also have to realize that this competition is not as much about "us" as
> it is about "POV-Ray."  These prizes are not simply being given-out because
> of someone's generosity.  While some generosity has come into play, the
> prizes are also an advertisement for the sponsors.  People don't like to
> talk about this, but it's a reality.  The sponsors expect something in
> return, and if we don't provide that to them (in the form of exceptional
> images), they will be less likely to do this again.  I hope I don't get
> flamed for being overly frank.

This very well describes the situation.  Chris Cason certainly spend a lot
of time getting sponsor on board.  The money for the prices did indeed not
grow on trees, and we all committed a lot of time into making the
competition a reality.  Of course, we are all amateurs and some things could
certainly have run more smoothly :-)

> Chris Cason, Gilles, Thorsten, and others have been very generous with their
> time on this, however, so please be kind to the organizers.  I would also
> like to ask everyone to try to be more positive, but all I can do is ask.

Thank you!

    Thorsten

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Thorsten Froehlich, Duisburg, Germany
e-mail: tho### [at] trfde

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