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Re: [OM] Photo 'Contest'

Subject: Re: [OM] Photo 'Contest'
From: "Glen Lowry" <lowry@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:34:42 -0700
<snip earlier discussion of whether or not the contest shld be annymous>

to which Sean Mattingly intervened:

> Sorry, just had to jump in here...
>
>  In reply to the question, "What's the point of winning if no one knows
>who you are," I would like to ask, what's the point of winning?
>
>  It seems to me to be more interesting to choose a theme (or not) and
>have people send in contributions which people can comment on.  Voting
>is like a democracy...is art a democratic process?
>
>  I like the idea of a periodic collection of photos...but making it a
>contest seems unnecessary.
>


I second this notion.  While I really like the idea of having a photo-day
and think that feedback might be an interesting and useful part of this
event, I don't see the need to compete.

Is it that the Olympian spirit is absorbed through contact with our
favourite weapons/tools/toys (you pick the proper term)?  If this is the
case and our webbed polis votes to go ahead with a competition, then in the
spirit of the venerable Olympic tradition and Greek forebears, I suggest
that we adopt a rule stipulating that all photos submitted be shot by naked
competitors.

Glen Lowry


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