Re: less-than-helpful dates
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- Subject: Re: less-than-helpful dates
- From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 10:42:11 -0600 (MDT)
Barbara Mann wrote:
>
>
> The reason the introductory year is listed is because the awards
> system is based on when the iris is introduced to the public, not when it is
> registered. Since an iris only has a specific time to start winning awards
> after its intro, the checklist is the official arbiter of when that time
> starts.
> Now you're going to want to know how many years are involved...ummm. Yo,
> judges! We need an answer here. Thanks!
A registered iris becomes eligible for an Honorable Mention award
the second year after it is introduced. It remains eligible forever
(unless it wins an HM). But it is listed in the ballot only for the
first three years of eligibility.
Gerry, hoping changes since the Judges' Handbook came out haven't made
this info too obsolete
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