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People that enjoy entering competitions are known as compers. Many compers attend annual national conventions. In 2012 over 100 members of the online competitions community of lottos.com.au from around Australia met on the Gold Coast, Queensland to discuss competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lottos.com.au/competitions/viewthreadlite.php?tid=275933|title=NATIONAL LOTTOS MEET GOLD COAST 16TH SEPTEMBER 2012 :)|publisher=Lottos.com.au|access-date=2013-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724001800/http://www.lottos.com.au/competitions/viewthreadlite.php?tid=275933|archive-date=2013-07-24|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amv7jMwbHIw&t=6s|title=Comp Queens|date=2012-09-21|publisher=Aca.ninemsn.com.au|access-date=2013-08-02}}</ref> | People that enjoy entering competitions are known as compers. Many compers attend annual national conventions. In 2012 over 100 members of the online competitions community of lottos.com.au from around Australia met on the Gold Coast, Queensland to discuss competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lottos.com.au/competitions/viewthreadlite.php?tid=275933|title=NATIONAL LOTTOS MEET GOLD COAST 16TH SEPTEMBER 2012 :)|publisher=Lottos.com.au|access-date=2013-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724001800/http://www.lottos.com.au/competitions/viewthreadlite.php?tid=275933|archive-date=2013-07-24|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amv7jMwbHIw&t=6s|title=Comp Queens|date=2012-09-21|publisher=Aca.ninemsn.com.au|access-date=2013-08-02}}</ref> | ||
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Many [[philosopher]]s and [[psychologist]]s have identified a trait in most living organisms which can drive the particular organism to compete. This trait, called competitiveness, is viewed as an innate [[biology|biological]] [[Trait (biological)|trait]] {{citation needed|date=April 2017}}which coexists along with the urge for survival. Competitiveness, or the inclination to compete, though, has become synonymous with aggressiveness and ambition in the [[English language]]. More advanced [[civilization]]s integrate aggressiveness and competitiveness into their [[Social interaction|interactions]], as a way to distribute resources and adapt. Many plants compete with neighboring ones for sunlight. | |||