[MR] gift giving and A&S judging

[Rebecca Day]

>I believe that if you are
>judging an A&S event, you should bow out for prize
>consideration. Even if you are judging, say cordials
>and you enter in, some handmade garb, the fact that
>the other judges know you, gives you at least the
>perception that you have an unfair, favorable bias
>toward your entry. 

You do realize that if you've been around the A&S community for any length
of time, the judges are going to know you anyway, right? I almost always
have at least a passing acquaintance with the artisans whose work I judge
because I try to keep up with who is doing work in my fields of interest.

We are almost always short of judges at large A&S competitions.  If I'm
running a competition, I'm going to draw from the judges who are available
and willing, and trust in their integrity and honor.

Margret



Baroness Margret Eyverska, OL
Marinus