Re: Stats
You hit the nail right on the head........well said.............wayne
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> From: Mike Stephenson <beacon@teleport.com>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Stats
> Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 3:58 AM
>
> Having just found out how hard it was to avoid getting Lots of heat for
> measuring pumpkins, despite getting the OK from the lifting team (I was
> saved more than once by explaining I was getting the numbers for Duncan's
&
> Mike Nepereny's pages...Thanks guys for being so well known and
respected) I
> would like to propose that:
>
> 1) Every weighoff be Required to measure each pumpkin upon arrival and
> post this information, along with the genetics, on the growers name tag
that
> is displayed with each pumpkin. The benefits to all attending a weighoff
> are obvious.
>
> 2) That the above information be Required to be provided to a
representative
> of the local chapter organizing the event, and then that person should be
> required to share that data At Least with Duncan and Mike Nepereny.
>
> To get the name of the winners is easy, to get this other info is WAY
> harder. I am no expert, but I can say if I had not brought a tape to
Canby
> the measurements I got would not have been obtained. To my great surprise
> even several growers did not know their current OTT. I also had people
> following me to get the measurements I had so it is clear to me that many
> want the OTT info. Sadly, I stopped measuring as I felt pressure to do
so.
>
> Seems to me there has to be a better way so everyone who wants the info
can
> get it easily. For those very, very, few growers who don't want to share
> this type of info, I would say "if you want prize money and glory you
have
> to share info. "
>
> Just IMHO. Comments appreciated.
>
> Mike Stephenson
>
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