Easy as pie, the first one could be at Daytona. :) >>>more

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Posted by Serpwidgets on August 03, 2002 at 23:15:29:

In Reply to: Perhaps a different approach may be in order posted by patricia sherman on August 03, 2002 at 12:22:46:

Good points about keeping it small. I don't think anyone would be able to create something as huge as the AKC in one swift move.

I'm pretty much off on the other tangent, working on the "morph standards" idea, but I don't see any reason why someone (anyone, really) couldn't easily organize the style of competitions you've mentioned.

For example, a bunch of the cornsnake people who are going to be at Daytona could participate.

(How do they do that at dog shows anyway? What happens if every judge likes a completely different animal? What if there's a tie?)

Off the top of my head here are a few categories: One winner for each category (what's in the parentheses would be an example of some animals competing for the same prize.)

-Most attractive "selectively-bred" morph. (Okeetee, Sunglow, Candycane, etc.)

- Most interesting "new" variation. (Ruby-Freckled, Piebald, something else... I dunno, a cornsnake with 6 legs? hehe)

-Biggest (longest) cornsnake.

-Most eggs in one clutch. (I'd guess this would have to be on the honor system?)

I'm sure there are a lot more categories that could be done.

It could be done by judges: just a handful of cornsnake 'fans' walking back and forth between a few breeders' tables and deciding who gets the prize for each judged category.

Or:

Let anyone vote on it if they want to. Have a printed sheet of paper with the list of categories, and a space for someone to write down their vote for each category. When someone sees what they like, they write down their vote for that category by filling in the blank with that breeder/animal or something that identifies that one. Later, they turn in their "ballot." Ballots are counted up at X O'clock (which is written in bold and underlined at the top of each ballot) and prizes are awarded as soon as the ballots are counted.

I bet there would be more people involved the next time. I know I'd be going over to the tables afterward to see who won, and for what. It might even get me interested in something that otherwise wouldn't have caught my eye.

(With that much eye candy I think my eyes are going to go into insulin shock! hehe)

At some point it could be made "formal," but even something informal to spark interest and get the ball rolling would be really fun. You can't do something until you can visualize it, and that will put visions in our heads. :)

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