Fwd: Re: [MR] A&S Questions

[L Shuskey]

I, for one, like Gorm's idea (below).  I haven't run into any dishonest judges, but I also know that judges are human and the potential exists.  'Course tomorrow I'll only be making my third entry ever (she says, gnawing fingernails already). 
I also like the idea that the entrants should know a little about the judges, and perhaps have opportunity to talk with them afterwards.  I'll take the recommendations of a judge much more seriously if I know he or she knows something about that type of project, and not be so crushed by the comments if I know the judge is less familiar with that type of work.  I entered a project for a friend recently, and the two comments she received were "not enough documentation" and "excellent documentation." Left her not knowing what to do next time. 
Elize 
  Alan MacNeill <gormofberra at msn.com> wrote: There is a solution for gaining the benefits of anonymous judging while still maintaining a large degree of ability to individually discuss with the entrants constructive critiques that I have seen used in another hobby of mine. A given entry is identified by number for the judges, who do their grading against the numbers.  Then, when they turn in their scoresheets, they are given (or shown, if only one copy is available) the key that says what numbers go to what person, and are encouraged to discuss their critiques with that person.  Generally, the entrants are requested to be at the display for an hour or so right after the judging concludes to enable this critiquing. This retains the impartiality of anonymous judging, while still allowing for the critique.  It is a bit more work than the "open" judging, or pure blind judging, but not all that much, really. Gorm of Berra 


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