Re: AIS:Judges' Duties
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AIS:Judges' Duties
- From: w*
- Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 15:39:13 -0600
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On 23 Mar 2002 at 7:39, Kitty & Bruce Loberg wrote:
> From my perspective I can't say that I know or experience
> "politics" or "insider control" regarding the AIS awards system. I'm an AIS judge,
> I get a ballot in the mail just like all other judges. I'm allowed
> to vote, in my home, in private, at the time I choose, and mail it
> back in. I've never had anyone try to influence me. I believe they
> tally the votes as accurately as they can, and so the winners are
> based on vote count.
The same here, Kitty. As things are now and until the voting becomes
tallied by machines, I think we are doing the best we can with what we have.
There are efforts afoot to modernize, streamline, and refine the system as soon
as possible as the budget allows, and I am sure we all look forward to that day.
But sometimes it does appear that the highest
> votes seem to come after an iris is seen growing beautifully in a
> National convention garden...
Also true. With 206 named TBs on the AM Ballot and 741 named TBs on the HM
Ballot plus all of the other classses, bearded and non-bearded, it goes without
saying that no judge can grow them all. You are going to miss seeing a few! Thank
goodness for conventions, and if we judges see them at two conventions or at
conventions and back home, and they are worthy, then the worthy ones should be
rewarded with our votes.
The hybridizer has a responsibility, too, which is often overlooked in discussing
awards. If he doesn't send his creations to conventions, then the judges shouldn't
be griped at because they didn't vote such and such an award. And, not all irises
grow equally in all climates, and I cannot be held accountable for not voting for an
iris that just isn't adaptable to my climate.
When I first read in the AIS Board Minutes about two years ago that there was a
proposal to split the judges into show and garden as they used to be long ago, I was
shocked. I became a judge as the old dual system was being phased out. I wanted
to vote the AIS Ballot, so I was told to select the garden category for my judge's
training , but the dual system was phased out before I finished. The dual judgships
system failed miserably in the past, so why would anyone want to resurrect this
dinosaur? There are simply not enough AIS judges to have the judges divided into
garden and exhibition. If we had several thousand judges, the dual system might
work, but until then, forget it. I disagree with the people who say judges cannot be
experts at both exhibition and garden judging. No reason was given for defeating
the motion to return to the past, but I, for one, am glad it was defeated.
Walter Moores
Oakland, MS USA 7/8
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