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@Sire Killem All, and damn this thread has blown up over the last week... I know that another opinion on the topic may not be needed/or wanted on the topic, however as mentioned by others, yes in past competitions it has been more lienant on being a day late. Hell a few hours or day late is not a big deal, I doubt anyone is trying to scheme on how to try and cheat with their posts within that time frame. Everyone has a life outside of this competition and outside of this forum and are not even on here everyday, or check on their grows on a daily basis sometimes due to work, and other priorities. Hell myself as an ex. I was late during the last competition I was in once or twice due to working 15 hour days and going to classes. At the end of a long day sometimes people are not thinking of what else needs to be done or anything else other than getting much needed rest. OR something as simple as just forgetting, hey it happens especially with those who smoke and we all know this. Then there are those who do have legitimate reasons come up that can not be helped. I do not think those should be persecuted against.
Now I can understand that sure this competition was started original for fun and hell it still should be fun. And maybe due to the fact that it has changed with the amount of sponsors, prizes, and participants, that the rules should be more closely followed. But I guess there can be following the rules and getting overly anal with the rules as well. Now we all know what a legitimate excuse looks like or someone who constantly makes up an excuse/or just being pure lazy looks like, and that is a different story.
As has happened with past competitions the person who runs the comp makes the rules and that may change from comp to comp which is something else to think about. I don't think someone that's a day late once should be DQ'D but that is just me. now if it is constant or multiple times then yes. I was not gonna post anything on the subject due to the amount already on it but in light of so many recently dropping due too the topic at hand I felt it wouldn't be bad. Hell people are dropping themselves because of the controversy and they no longer see this competition as fun, which is why this comp was created, along with showcasing skills. Now there is nothing wrong with following the rules and being strict to them while still having fun, but this comp it seems to many has gone beyond that and to the point that many see it as a chore, no longer fun, and full of constant arguments. I know that @FrozenChosen will choose whatever is best in moving forward, but seriously guys in light of all this I don't see why we can not get back to having a fun competition and back into the spirit of the comp. I would hate to see further competitors drop due to such trivial issues. As always good luck to the remaining contestants! I wish I was still in it, those plants are looking great everyone! I also apologize for the long post and rant, hopefully it won't be seen as such.