Get in the Groove, IC 420 Time Again Soon.....

[gaiusmarius]

so CC, your saying we should have 6 cups, not 12, ie indi 1st, 2nd, 3rd and sat 1st, 2nd, 3rd?

as far as the distinction, the only one is that one party sells seeds and the other doesn't. so no real difference in terms of they both have to be good at growing and have good genetics to have a chance.

what i like about having 12 cups, ie keeping seed sellers and growers separate, is that more people get honored with cups. due to the way we present the results it will be easy to see who did the best over all anyway.

if we get a decent showing again this year having 12 cups will not be too many. you will still get 10+ entries per category. i didnt think we even needed to discuss that aspect. in the end the only down side is that more people go home with a unique trophy for their entry. if the quality level is anything like last year, so many entries will deserve to win a cup.

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

so CC, your saying we should have 6 cups, not 12, ie indi 1st, 2nd, 3rd and sat 1st, 2nd, 3rd?

as far as the distinction, the only one is that one party sells seeds and the other doesn't. so no real difference in terms of they both have to be good at growing and have good genetics to have a chance.

what i like about having 12 cups, ie keeping seed sellers and growers separate, is that more people get honored with cups. due to the way we present the results it will be easy to see who did the best over all anyway.

if we get a decent showing again this year having 12 cups will not be too many. you will still get 10+ entries per category. i didnt think we even needed to discuss that aspect. in the end the only down side is that more people go home with a unique trophy for their entry. if the quality level is anything like last year, so many entries will deserve to win a cup.

G, yes, as I have said before, the line between Seed Co and Private is far too blurred, last year we saw Seed Co entries and the same people entering as privates... There are also people who work for Seed Co´s who wish to keep it private. One part you always hear the Private entrants are happy with is the unique opportunity to compete with Seed Co´s, it is the only Cup they can.

You are not really "honouring" anybody with a cup if pretty much everybody wins one.

 

[Snype]

G, yes, as I have said before, the line between Seed Co and Private is far too blurred, last year we saw Seed Co entries and the same people entering as privates... There are also people who work for Seed Co´s who wish to keep it private. One part you always hear the Private entrants are happy with is the unique opportunity to compete with Seed Co´s, it is the only Cup they can.

You are not really "honouring" anybody with a cup if pretty much everybody wins one.

It's all in good fun! The more cups the better!

 

[mack 10]

Holla! Well last year I was all keep everyone together, but last years event went well.
Everyone seemed happy.
Also the clone thing I wasn't a fan of either but also seemed to work well.
Bho cat? well for sure its going to be well repped, always is. makes sense
the only prob is weither to put the non solvent/ solventless and the import hash in the same cats? last year all the imports where almost looked down on v powdered bubble/non solvent. Or put them all together and its just down to the hash makers to rise above..?
Cant wait for this years events!!!
Also some hotels are booked out already... need to jump on this one lads.
See ya there.
Mack.

 

[gaiusmarius]

i wasn't planning to allow the crossing of categories this time. but i was thinking to keep the same amount of cups as last year. there again considering the GN situation it might well be a smaller event this year in terms of entries, in which case less cups would make sense.

but really the argument about people wanting to compete against the breeders isn't really valid, because they could still do that with the way it was last year. you just had to compare the scores.

 

[gaiusmarius]

as for the hash bash last year, i'm not sure i liked the results we got that way. seems to me people all agreed and ended up influencing those that might not have. im wondering if the pressed hash wasn't given a fair shake?

i think it might well be more objective to make normal hash judge packs again so people vote more independently on the hash. the hash bash it's self was awesome, just wonder what effect the system had on the results. thoughts?

 

[THC4SIM]

I tend to agree about the hash testing, much prefer to do in own time..

But we could also still have a hash/dab smokeout as an event, in closed off area for a couple of hours is always good

 

[gaiusmarius]

yeah i did love the party aspect to the hash bash, from that point it was awesome. i just wonder if it was 100% fair that way?

i heard some rumors that bho won't be around much longer in coffee shops, so if we ever want to have a concentrates cup this year's probably best. maybe the bho could be judged like the hash bash was last year?

i'm thinking the hash can be divided into 0.25 samples making for 21 hash judge packs.

 

[gaiusmarius]

well i got my flight and flat booked and paid for, it is so on again, lmao....i should be harvesting just about 3 weeks before my trip so the bud won't be cured, not that it matters much with the cheese haze and afghan diesels that i have selected over the last year or so. they are tasty as fuck even right off the drying rack. just have to make sure it's fully dry. i can't wait to see what folks are smoking and entering this year.

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

i wasn't planning to allow the crossing of categories this time. but i was thinking to keep the same amount of cups as last year. there again considering the GN situation it might well be a smaller event this year in terms of entries, in which case less cups would make sense.

but really the argument about people wanting to compete against the breeders isn't really valid, because they could still do that with the way it was last year. you just had to compare the scores.

So, what exactly are you proposing ? As ever, it is not clear. Last year you made different categories for people you cannot split apart. A lot of people here have done bits of "work" for Seed Co, many like to keep private about it. Then you allow Seed companies to enter as Privates as well ? WTF ?

The argument is valid, almost everyone wants to compete openly against everybody else, likewise most do not want the competition reduced to a Turkey shoot where everybody gets to win a prize, it means more if they mean something. Likewise, everybody wants to see an open fair competition with zero moaning about dodgienss. This means the voting, not stacking the competition with buddies and having hte votes published.

The IC420 is run for and by the people of the site, it is not run for the benifit of the "Vendors" ... it is exactly that kind of compromised integrity that has made the HTCC etc a joke, everybody I speak to on here wants to run a proper cup that means something. There is no excuse for failure in this aspect.

 

[gaiusmarius]

So, what exactly are you proposing ? As ever, it is not clear. Last year you made different categories for people you cannot split apart. A lot of people here have done bits of "work" for Seed Co, many like to keep private about it. Then you allow Seed companies to enter as Privates as well ? WTF ?

The argument is valid, almost everyone wants to compete openly against everybody else, likewise most do not want the competition reduced to a Turkey shoot where everybody gets to win a prize, it means more if they mean something. Likewise, everybody wants to see an open fair competition with zero moaning about dodgienss. This means the voting, not stacking the competition with buddies and having hte votes published.

The IC420 is run for and by the people of the site, it is not run for the benifit of the "Vendors" ... it is exactly that kind of compromised integrity that has made the HTCC etc a joke, everybody I speak to on here wants to run a proper cup that means something. There is no excuse for failure in this aspect.

ahh so last year was not open and fair? the only moaning i saw anywhere last year was from you because you didnt get your own way about the categories during the organization. in fact every year i look back at, there is posts of you moaning and angry about something before the event.

there was not 1 dodgy aspect to last years 420 cup and implying such shows your true face. i asked you last year and again this year to write up your idea of the perfect cup concept, you never did it. you prefer to complain after the fact it looks like. and again this year even though it's such a small thing.

also if there was 1 thing dodgy about last year, why didn't you say so? what was dodgy exactly? every entreat had the rules sent them in advance and knew exactly under what conditions they were entering. you questioning my honesty and integrity when it comes to the 420 cup is just beyond belief. the last years cup was run more openly and transparently then any cup i ever saw before, which was exactly my intention. this year it will be the same. 100% transparency and open results.

seems to me, you are just still bitter because you lost the poll last year and i didn't make it 1 big category but chose to have seed lines and clone only's in different categories to see how it went. knowing that people would be able to see how they did compared to all other entrants, anyway due to the proper complete score system. but you know what, rather then having you putting a downer on whats normally a fun pre event time in the forum, why don't you start a poll this year asking what people prefer 12 trophies or 6 trophies? then we will do it how ever the majority decides? you word the poll this year ok? can't be fairer then that.

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

ahh so last year was not open and fair? the only moaning i saw anywhere last year was from you because you didnt get your own way about the categories during the organization. in fact every year i look back at, there is posts of you moaning and angry about something before the event.

there was not 1 dodgy aspect to last years 420 cup and implying such shows your true face. i asked you last year and again this year to write up your idea of the perfect cup concept, you never did it. you prefer to complain after the fact it looks like. and again this year even though it's such a small thing.

also if there was 1 thing dodgy about last year, why didn't you say so? what was dodgy exactly? every entreat had the rules sent them in advance and knew exactly under what conditions they were entering. you questioning my honesty and integrity when it comes to the 420 cup is just beyond belief. the last years cup was run more openly and transparently then any cup i ever saw before, which was exactly my intention. this year it will be the same. 100% transparency and open results.

seems to me, you are just still bitter because you lost the poll last year and i didn't make it 1 big category but chose to have seed lines and clone only's in different categories to see how it went. knowing that people would be able to see how they did compared to all other entrants, anyway due to the proper complete score system. but you know what, rather then having you putting a downer on whats normally a fun pre event time in the forum, why don't you start a poll this year asking what people prefer 12 trophies or 6 trophies? then we will do it how ever the majority decides? you word the poll this year ok? can't be fairer then that.

My words "[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Likewise, everybody wants to see an open fair competition with zero moaning about dodgienss[/FONT]"

You interpret this as "ahh ... so last year was not open and fair?"

Why ? If you want to discuss this, please be very precise about what you say, or everytying gets lost in stupid arguments and insults. I clearly did not say or in any way infer that 2013 was not fair or open, I was very specific in what I said. Please re read it again, you have no real language barrier or excuse for not understanding me, "WANTS TO SEE" ... i.e. if there are any changes we should make them for the best. "The best" means to improve upon, my interpretation if this is to keep thing simple, open and fair. As we both know*, there have been attempts to affect the results and I personally will not abandon my mission to stop this, on any level.

*and that it may not be helpful to go into this aspect publicly in the interests of unity, despite the fact that many people are aware of some or all of this.

It is you, and you alone who insisted on changing things, you set up a vote that was worded in a way that advantaged the outcome that you wanted, despite my constantly flagging this, you also turned a blind eye to people canvassing votes for it. The result was not exactly conclusive, but still you carried on and did whatever you wanted to do. Then you did nothing while people entered in both of the categories you created and allowed the muddled nonsense of distinguishing between some "clone only" category to drag on. All this does is create the opportunity for people to misunderstand things that are not crystal clear and thereby cause problems with arguments and misunderstandings.

 

[STRANDvasker]

For the hash last year how you wanna compare maroccan hash with extremly nice melty bubble its two differnt Worlds and if you look into the scores from the last two years on the hash the ppl entering maroc or really Black/green hashes they didnt get the same points like the others and you will always encounter that in a open hash category and will show itself in the results....personally I would never choose marcoc over bubble made really nice....Its simply not to compare.

STRAND

 

[gaiusmarius]

My words "[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Likewise, everybody wants to see an open fair competition with zero moaning about dodgienss[/FONT]"

You interpret this as "ahh ... so last year was not open and fair?"

Why ? If you want to discuss this, please be very precise about what you say, or everytying gets lost in stupid arguments and insults. I clearly did not say or in any way infer that 2013 was not fair or open, I was very specific in what I said. Please re read it again, you have no real language barrier or excuse for not understanding me, "WANTS TO SEE" ... i.e. if there are any changes we should make them for the best. "The best" means to improve upon, my interpretation if this is to keep thing simple, open and fair. As we both know*, there have been attempts to affect the results and I personally will not abandon my mission to stop this, on any level.

*and that it may not be helpful to go into this aspect publicly in the interests of unity, despite the fact that many people are aware of some or all of this.

It is you, and you alone who insisted on changing things, you set up a vote that was worded in a way that advantaged the outcome that you wanted, despite my constantly flagging this, you also turned a blind eye to people canvassing votes for it. The result was not exactly conclusive, but still you carried on and did whatever you wanted to do. Then you did nothing while people entered in both of the categories you created and allowed the muddled nonsense of distinguishing between some "clone only" category to drag on. All this does is create the opportunity for people to misunderstand things that are not crystal clear and thereby cause problems with arguments and misunderstandings.

your the expert when it comes to insinuating stuff, your last post is more of the same.

but like i said for once don't complain, instead bring out your own version of how it should be. how many times do i have to ask this? you implied that i only wanted to have breeder and grower categories so my "friends" could win. when all i was doing was replicating what has been going on at the ic 420 for ages.

the one thing i changed and i still don't see it as such a confusing issue like you do, was to allow anyone to enter a clone only strain in the grower category, at the same time allowing anyone with some breeding history to enter a seedline strain as a breeder.

you make it sound like no one is able to understand that simple concept, but in actual fact Admin reported not one complaint about last years event. what i find annoying is not that you say you don't like the idea, it's the way you say so. i definitely feel you are holding a grudge and it comes through in your posts.

if you want to be reasonable about this then pls make the poll and we will let the majority decide. because contrary to what you implied and think, i don't care who wins or won this cup as long as it's the best entry with the most points. at this point i don't even really care if we have breeder and grower or just 1 big category. but i won't let you make the choice alone as you are not even helping out this year just being difficult. so make the poll and we will see.

 

[gaiusmarius]

For the hash last year how you wanna compare maroccan hash with extremly nice melty bubble its two differnt Worlds and if you look into the scores from the last two years on the hash the ppl entering maroc or really Black/green hashes they didnt get the same points like the others and you will always encounter that in a open hash category and will show itself in the results....personally I would never choose marcoc over bubble made really nice....Its simply not to compare.

STRAND

i know what your saying, it makes sense, it's not that i disagreed with the results, was just surprised how consistent the hash results were.

i really liked the hash party, just the idea that people will talk to each other about what they think of each hash makes me worry that some judges will let them selves be influenced in their opinion. on the other hand our crew are pretty educated about hash, so i suppose it's no big shock that most agreed about the best ones.

 

[gaiusmarius]

Can you get on with making the poll ChaosCatalunya? lets get this decision made, it's never good to decide this stuff last minute, i need to give the trophy organizer and maker plenty of time. so like last year i won't wait for ever, make the poll or i will.

 

[mack 10]

Hotel is booked. see ya'll there!

 

[Ollie]

Hey Mack! what dates you booked in and any idea what date the "don't know anybody, test" is going to be held?

If I need to get things kicking ..

As people might know, the hotel prices don't (nearly) change from 1 to 2 persons, so if you can hook up with people, its already 50 % off of the hotel.

 

[mack 10]

17-22nd. get into town on the 17th if you can. pm gauis, he'll tell ya where to go.

 

[Ollie]

Thanks for the info, might be able to get in late 17th ..

Would be an great experience and knowledgeable for sure!