Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

I've already PM'd you my thoughts on the matter.

I'll go on public record saying NO, for the reasons I previously expressed.

Hmmmm, seems the original posting has added the request for reasons, .... so I'd best express mine as previously shared with Gil.

First, I think it would add some confusion and distraction to the process, and thus unfairly detract from the five official contestants.

I also see some potential for increased disappointment/resentment for entries that didn't make the draw.

It is possible that some worthy candidates that didn't make the draw this month, might not make the draw next month either, or the month after that and after that and after that, which would just increase the potential issues as noted in the line above. It is just the luck of the draw afterall.

It seems to me that most of the entries that don't get drawn, are likely to get put back into the hat in the following months, and so it seems that showing all the entries that didn't make it this month, would "pre-prejudice" the contests in the months to come.

I rather like being "surprised" upon opening the poll, by what's on offer for the month in question, without foreknowledge of what's likely to be there.

Anyone who wants to post up images of their non-drawn entries, are of course free to do so, thus we don't really need to do it for them, and some may actually prefer to remain under the radar until their time in the sun comes!?!?

If anything else comes to mind, I'll add it onto this list.