[quote=Phil Edwards;341384]
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Originally Posted by K Randall 
I'm not sure if you're familiar with NASCAR racing but a trend as built up over the past couple years of their highest division drivers (Nextel Cup) racing in their 2nd highest division (Busch, or used to be). These drivers routinely win the races and take the highest placing in the circuit to the detriment of the drivers who's greatest achievements to date have been racing in this 2nd division. They've worked their hardest only to have someone from a higher level of competition come in and ruin the level of competition for the field because they're so much better drivers. That's kind of how I'm seeing the situation with some of these entries. For the most part the level of this year's competition was very close in my eyes and could have gone in a million different directions if some entries weren't there. On some level it just feels to me like "stealing the show" and making light of an otherwise very competitive field.
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Hi Phil,
One thing you have to remember, though, is that most people (if not all... I can't remember the timing to the day!) have already entered the AGA contest before they even KNOW where they stand in the ADA contest. I am sure there was no intent to "steal the show" in this case. And it is somewhat self-limiting, because you can't enter exactly the same aquascape two years in a row.
You can't really compare it to NASCAR, at this point... NO ONE has won these contests multiple times yet. And this is the first time we've had the same person, let alone the same tank win both contests.
And if you are insinuating that the AGA contest is "division 2", I resemble that remark!<g>
Karen