[MR] A&S Judging Question Part Two

[mathilde at mathildegirlgenius.com]

>   However, from some of the off-list responses, this leads to a second
> question:  Why do some of the judges (who seldom, if ever, sign their
> comments!) feel that they need to be as nasty as possible and tear down the
> item submitted, as well as the person doing it?  While I get far more
> positive critique than negative, the negative has made me want to say, "Well,
> I'm never subjecting myself to THIS again!"  I know I'm not the only that
> feels that way from comments from other people!

Do you have an association with a Peer? You could have your peer gather your
judging sheets instead of you, and have them feed you the information that is
actually helpful, or convert the crud into something useful. "Constructive"
criticism is so subjective, that what one person might think is being helpful,
another person might see as tearing down. If you have a trusted peer, you might
prefer that the information comes through that filter.

Cheers,
Mathilde

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