Well said, Jon. I was surprised to see that Tuan would post something like this. I was even more surprised by Dick's response. I've met Tuan several times out on the contest trail, and he's a good pilot and a strong competitor. I can't imagine him saying that if he didn't believe it to be true. I understand that if he felt there was an issue he should have voiced it at the time or privately later. This is not the forum to question a specific round of judging at a contest, that's for sure. That being said, I can't agree with Dick's public chastizing of Tuan either. ALL of this should have been done in private. Any time someone makes a mistake (either in judging, commenting on the judging, or repsonding to the comment) there's two ways you can go: you can either take that mistake as an opportunity to teach a better way, or you can use it as an opportunity to beat someone down. Just because Tuan may have gone about this the wrong way doesn't mean that the response needs to be the wrong way as well. Take the high road, use it to teach rather than to put him down. I know what it's like to be involved with putting on a contest, and the sense of pride everyone involved in putting on the contest takes in their product, so it can seem very personal when someone comes along and puts down your product. It doesn't mean you have to respond in kind.