[MR] A & S competition feedback

[Tracie Ellis]

The idea of arranging judges knowledgeable in the areas expected is a fine
one.  Rebecca the Contrary stated it well when she said that judges get the
occasional attack of real life and can't make it to events to judge their
expertise.

I submit that it is difficult to know what judges are needed for an event's
competition.  For Tempore Atlantia - we get all kinds of things, glass,
garb, food, poetry, and so on.  Not just the sponsored competition items,
but for best in show...it would be nice if we knew ahead of time what people
are going to enter, but the world doesn't work that way.

That's why it's imperative to have GOOD documentation that spells out the
whys and wherefores of the project so that any simpleton (no offense meant
here) can pick up the document accompanying the lovely object and go, "Wow,
after reading this, I think I can make a whatsit", rather than walking away
confused and estranged from the whole arts and sciences process.

Any person can judge an item based on a set of criteria, which we have (some
information found here, with the judging forms:
http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/forms.htm ), and not have any background in
that art/science.  What is needed is someone to say to that person, in a
kind and gentle manner, what they can do to improve their skills.

If a non-fighter enters a piece of armor, I would like to hope that fighters
that make their own armor would drift by the A&S stuff at some point (it's
not an evil place), and look at such things and leave some kind of comment,
preferably nice, but I would take what I can get. (like: nice approach to
shaping a piece of couir boulli for the elbow, have you thought of this? or
hey, here's my email, let's talk armor sometime, as I really think we might
have something to teach each other...)

Ok, I'm crawling back under my rock now...really!
(ps = the above statements are not meant as an attack on anyone, as these
are my personal views as assembled through a few years of working with
Laurels, and many years as an artist)


Miriel

On 4/10/07, Trey and Janine Sutter <scahound at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> If the A&S is leatherworking, then get an expert at Leatherworking to be
> your judge and have him give comments to all entrants.  Give him several
> hours if it is a big event but if he/she knows in advance that comments
> are
> required, there should be no complaints from the judge and comments will
> be
> acquired for the aspiring artisans...
>
> Just a thought...
>
> Sir Sinclair
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norayn" <FernsAndNettles at Cox.net>
> To: "MerryRose" <Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:20 PM
> Subject: [MR] A & S competition feedback
>
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> > In addition to being able to give comments and suggestions in a
> respectful
> manner, not all judges, who might appraise things well, are
> teachers.  This
> might be a factor in why sometimes not a lot of response is given.
> >
> > Vrederun
> > FernsAndNettles at Cox.net
> > Marinus
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