[MR] A&S issue

[Logan]

clearly we should do away with judging if it has no value unless the judging
is done by those with a modern recognition of their expertise.  if someone,
judged in the sca as a master of their art (laurel), is not seen as anything
but "rare" then judging in the hobby of the sca is bogus.  if we assume that
the hobby has declared its own "experts" in their own fields then we must
assume that their interpretation of excellence has, at least, some worth.
dont get me wrong......  ive heard laurels slam someones work in armour and
when i asked what their field was i was told "im a cooking laurel".  i
laughed and said a few words to him and then walked out of that particular
meeting (followed by seven laurels).  so yes, sometimes folks do not have
their heads screwed on.
 
as for people that leave comments without leaving their names i would
suggest ignoring all of those.  one cannot accept the positive while being
upset by the negative.  i would take all of it with a grain of salt, not
find personal insult in it unless someone makes it personal, and just
continue to embrace what brings me joy.  some folks are nasty and wish to
hold others back in any way they can.  ive been in those meetings and ive
read those letters.  i would encourage everyone to keep on trying to do
great stuff.  so long as you sleep well at night and enjoy your craft you
are doing it right.  if you want to be judged then seek out the experts in
the field and talk with them privately.  they will encourage and guide
anyone that asks.  if they dont, who cares.  ;^)
 
regards
logan
 
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From: Sandra Rangel [mailto:arwynn16 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 9:17 PM
To: Logan; Merry Rose
Subject: Re: [MR] A&S issue
 
But the majority of the time the judge(s) are not an expert. And it is rare
that anyone in the SCA has enough expertise on more than just a few things
if that they be a peer, PhD, etc. or not. Then some, who get to judge in
their "field", are willing to give their advice truthfully and constructive
and I for one wholeheartedly appreciate that when it happens.
 
I do agree with needing to accept that when entering a competition you _will
be_ judged...but lets not make it an interrogation. It is discouraging when
those hurtful comments are not signed with a name. There is a space for the
judge's name but when they want to dish out their "opinion" but not leave a
name I can't help but think it of any other than hurtful/rude/discouraging?
I'm sorry that's not fair. Luckily, Ive only encountered this once and I was
able to look at it and not let it affect me.
 
I guess I assumed I was spoiled from the research background I came from. I
know what really good judge comments sheets look like and there were some
really ugly ones. I also look at the SCA as what it is... a hobby. I do care
about what I do as Im sure others do as well. So you really have to have the
motivation to power through and take the good and forget the bad. Ive
learned to expect the worst or expect nothing from the judging side of
things. The only good I do expect is for people to look at my art and hope
that they maybe think "Hey that's neat" or "Cool, I want to do that"
 
I'd like to add two things to close. 1) Anyone can leave a comment at an A&S
participants entry- official judging not required. If you feel you've been
slighted by judge comments then pay forward what you wish to have received
to someone who has a display. Encouragement in the form of a token or small
card with handwritten note. And 2) If you are running an A&S competition at
an event please have the proper judging forms. If documentation is not
required- take that part of the critique and/or not part of the overal
score.
 
Lady Rohesia
 
 
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Logan <Logan at ebonwoulfe.com> wrote: