SC - Fw: Sad Tidings

[Micaylah]

In a message dated 5/16/99 12:59:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

<< Seriously (or semi-seriously), though, I guess the problem is that if
 one advertised for judges for an A&S competition, and stipulated that
 idiots need not apply, everyone would automatically assume you were
 referring to somebody other than themselves.
 
 Adamantius (What, me, an idiot???) >>

Adamantius, I would never make such a comment about you. But you are on the 
right track. I've been the A&S for my Province setting up a large 
competition. You need to find folks willing to judge and you pray that they 
will exercise tact in any comments they make on entry sheets. Then you need 
to be sure the folks that do the judging will be ones people will consider 
unbiased (this competition was for a war point as part of Great Northeastern 
War). When you make up the categories to be used you try to gauge to the 
knowledge of the available judges, but then there are always people wanting 
to enter very valid items in categories you know are not your judges' forte. 
Alas, some very fine judges WILL make ill advised comments on those entry 
sheets. In NO WAY am I defending the "they didn't fry" comment, merely 
offering another angle to view it from. FYI: You can identify the local A&S 
Mistress at a competition as the one off in a corner quietly having a minor 
breakdown. I find I much prefer the kitchen, thank you just the same.
Aelfwyn
"If nominated; I will not run, if elected; I will not serve."
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