[NSRCA-dist8] Contest poll

[Patrick Harris]

Good idea.

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:22 AM, astropuppy <astropuppy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since we are discussing these types of  things. I'd like to discuss having
> a judges meet-up at the location of the six D8 contests we have every year.
> Nothing elaborate, no travelling,  just a local group discussion about the
> rules. I have found listening to and answering other peoples questions go a
> long way towards advancing my understanding of the rules.
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Patrick Harris <harris7148 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> We will support you anyway we can.
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>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Karl Watts <karlwatt at sarmc.org> wrote:
>>
>>>  What a great idea.  I can think of 5 or 6 guys for sure that would
>>> come.
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>>> *From:* astropuppy [mailto:astropuppy at gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:00 AM
>>>
>>> *To:* Karl Watts
>>> *Cc:* AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY; Patrick Harris
>>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Contest poll
>>>
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>>> Actually, it may be time to have a judging clinic in Boise and all take
>>> the online test together. There is nothing that says a none pattern person
>>> can't be a certified judge. I'm fairly certain we could talk a couple
>>> locals into judging. Especially if we entice them with free lunch. Linda
>>> Sterling never flew and she was a very good judge.
>>>
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>>>
>>> I can talk to Nathan about doing a video conference too. My home
>>> internet is more then capable of handling video conferencing.
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>>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Karl Watts <karlwatt at sarmc.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, I had some discussion with one of the guys about that this past
>>> weekend.  He said there is an online test.  I am willing, would rather go
>>> to a live course.
>>>
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>>> *From:* astropuppy [mailto:astropuppy at gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:47 AM
>>> *To:* Karl Watts
>>> *Cc:* AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY; Patrick Harris
>>>
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Contest poll
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>>> Thanks Karl... You can help us all by becoming a certified judge.
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>>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Karl Watts <karlwatt at sarmc.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Mike, this is your invitation to call me for any help you need in
>>> organizing and running the contest.
>>>
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>>>
>>> *From:* NSRCA-dist8 [mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On
>>> Behalf Of *astropuppy via NSRCA-dist8
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2014 9:58 AM
>>> *To:* Patrick Harris; AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY
>>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Contest poll
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>>> I nominate Karl to CD the Boise contest next year; all in favor say "I".
>>>
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>>> All kidding aside, I would really like to have a contest date for next
>>> year. Our club requires a membership contest approval vote. We only have
>>> three more general meetings this year and I would like to get it approved
>>> before new club officers are elected for next year.
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>>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Patrick Harris via NSRCA-dist8 <
>>> nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> All great input...keep it coming.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Karl...we have been discussing that very same issue about location of
>>> contestants and driving distance.
>>>
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>>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 7:39 AM, Karl Watts <karlwatt at sarmc.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Here is another idea.  Map out where contestants from this past year
>>> live.  This will help looking for the "ideal" location for the District
>>> Contest and evaluating where to have contests next year.  Also do another
>>> poll on what is the average distance people have driven/contest this past
>>> year and what is the longest willing to drive.  I am willing to do one
>>> extra long (more than 6 hours) drive/season.
>>>
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>>> *From:* NSRCA-dist8 [mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Patrick Harris via NSRCA-dist8
>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 15, 2014 2:39 PM
>>> *To:* AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY
>>> *Subject:* [NSRCA-dist8] Contest poll
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Guy's
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>>>
>>> This is very important. I talked to a few of you about this at Tri
>>> Cities. As always, Gordon stepped up to plate and put together a very user
>>> friendly poll to query the group to get an idea of the contest you plan to
>>> attend next year.
>>>
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>>>
>>> As you are likely aware, the number of participants has dropped off
>>> significantly at several contest this year and needs to be addressed. My
>>> personal opinion is we just had too many contest this year and spread our
>>> small group thin. I have talked to several of you and I would like to cut
>>> the number of contest back to six or so for 2015. The other issue is trying
>>> to hold no more than one contest per month. This year, we have had several
>>> contest fall within two weeks, which puts a lot of strain of family life as
>>> well as the pocket book.
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>>> Please find the link to the poll on the D8 site or go here:
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>>> https://doodle.com/x9pa2iey57z5z4r8
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>>> Please select only the contest you plan to attend up to 6 events. If you
>>> would like to stay anonymous, just fill in a fictitious name when
>>> completing the poll.
>>>
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>>>
>>> As they say "if you don't vote, you have no right to complain".
>>>
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>>>
>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>
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>>> Pat
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