[MR] reactions to competitions

[Fletcher Martha]

I also agree with you Lady Rebecca...
I enter competitions or put items on display for the
grand fun of the whole thing. Okay I will admit I do
like to show off my latest project but most of all I
LOVE to check out what others are currently making.
You never know when a new/period great idea will come
along. i.e. Wax Tablets....

Winning is good but hey, you can't win every time so
just do your best work and check out the winners or
other displays carefully to see how you can improve
your skill, documentation, presentation for the next
time.

Showing off your skills can be fun and a valuable
learning experience. Competitions and displays in my
opinion shouldn't be passed up. People will say the
nicest things to you. :-)

Lady Martel "give em' pat on the back" Von
Charlottenburg,
Barony of Bright Hills

--- Becky McEllistrem <bmcellis at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please excuse the cross post but I've had this
> conversation several times now....
>
> =============
>
> I've noticed a disturbing trend in the attitude of
> several friends who have become anti-competition.  I
> note that several friends have stopped entering
> competitions because they "never win those things".
> And sometimes when they don't win they go home
> completely upset about the whole event, and jealous
> about who did win.  Why?  Because they've decided
> the
> only reason to compete is to win.  And I see even
> peers with this attitude.
>
> While it is true that open displays solve this issue
> I
> feel there is a flaw in this attitude about
> competing.
>
>
> I don't compete just to win.  Try the idea that
> you're
> competing to make a name for yourself.  Did you ever
> see anybody judging a competition say "well I paid
> attention to the first place winner but I ignored
> all
> the rest"?
>
> And if you whine about not winning and complain
> about
> the winner than what kind of name have you just made
> for yourself?  Why would anyone be encouraged to
> help
> you to win later?

> Lady Rebecca the Contrary
> who almost never wins but goes home very happy
>


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Robert Lewis Stevenson

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