Greetings--
>I actually prefer to judge face to face as this allows me to ask about
>interpretation qustions that may not be fully answered in the documentaion.
I'm a fan of face-to-face as an option as well. The reasons are fairly
straightforward: First, as Llew mentions, if the person has done written
documentation, it allows the judge to ask about things that might not have
gotten into the writeup--sometimes really obvious things. It also allows the
judges to ask specific questions that might occur as they look at a piece.
Second, it takes away some of the fear factor (I know some folks who have
heard that I was a Laurel and a PhD have been completely put at ease when I
turned out to be pleasant, goofy, and very encouraging in person). Third,
especially when all the judges meet with an entrant at the same time, a
really neat thing can happen -- swapping stories and sources, and
networking.
It's also amazing how the same comment can sound totally different live vs.
on paper. Comments which might seem harsh or really tough can come off
completely different when tone of voice, gesture, and body language is
factored in.
There's also the 'bad handwriting factor'. Mine is awful, and I like to
give a lot of comments....
Nicolaa
From: "Susan Carroll-Clark" <nicolaa@columbus.rr.com>
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