[MR] A&S issue

[Sandra Rangel]

What I meant was that everyone assumes that judges are experts... they more
often than not arent. And its not because they arent capable it is because
it is impossible. The fields that are covered in A&S are too far and
wide... even if there are thousands of people in the sca. So should judging
be done away with? No. Could it be improved? Yes.

~Rohesia


On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Logan <Logan at ebonwoulfe.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>