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Message #07424
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From: michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle)
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 11:12:15 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: CONTEST
But that would require Beamers being close to the area u live in, and i live in
the atlantic provinces of Canada and I am the only know BEAMer here
Jim Taylor wrote:
> Why not a "Team" type contest. Say teams of 3 or 4, with the team captain
> being a "higher" BEAM authority. Perhaps something rather complex. I
> figure people could generally learn alot from a more experienced member of
> the BEAM community.
>
> James Taylor
> URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phillip A. Ryals
> To:
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 4:36 PM
> Subject: RE: CONTEST
>
> > Hmm, that sounds cool to me. I just don't know how I could really
> > participate. My main experience is in walkers. (I know, that completely
> > backward, but then again, that's me.)
> >
> > I really wish there was a way for us peasants to do some of the big stuff.
> > I basically wrote off all the contests because they are either too far
> away,
> > or they have bots that are WAY out of my league.
> >
> > par
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com]On
> > Behalf Of Evan Dudzik
> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 2:28 PM
> > To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> > Subject: CONTEST
> >
> >
> >
> > would anyone be interested in participating in a
> > contest (like chiu's) that was NOT hosted by a "BEAM
> > god?" (ie- ME) i know that when a major BEAMer like
> > chiu has a contest, it commands respect, thats just
> > the way it is: but it seems that whenever i ask a
> > question on my page, or ask people to participate in
> > something, only like one or two nice people actually
> > respond.. and thats really pale in comparison to the
> > hours people spend making bots for chiu's contests...
> > i just want to see for the last time if BEAM really is
> > just led by a couple masters, or if the lower levels
> > of BEAMers can have fun too... so would anyone like to
> > participate in a contest i would start? the theme
> > would probably be just a most interesting behavior
> > photovore... standard rules. as for prizes? well, if
> > nobody donates anything, they will be really small (se
> > parts packs??? i dunno...) because not everyone can
> > afford huge amounts of parts like escaps and other
> > expensive motors and things, let alone give them away
> > as prizes... sorry to offend all you higher ups, but i
> > am trying to speak for the less super BEAMers.
> >
> > =====
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