Money talks. It would probably increase entries like in the "old days". LOL. --- On Wed, 3/17/10, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> wrote: lol - and there are people who don't want things to be like "the old days". well, guess what? in "the old days", there were cash refunds for the winners. diane, who is in favor of "the old days" Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds Skatiebug'z The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com Skater's Blog In a message dated 3/17/2010 10:08:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, k9krazz@xxxxxxxxx writes: My thought on the subject is to have a FUTURITY/MATURITY entrant(s) pay an entry fee with the hopes of winning some percentage of $$ in return for their overall placements (1 thru 4) like a sweepstakes. Otherwise it's just another show to me. Mike Home Of Sel. Exc. Ch. Signature's Cooper V. Knaufhill. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================