Re: OT: judging
- Subject: Re: OT: judging
- From: M* M*
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:45:52 -0500
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Vince,
I empathize. As Sandy has been asked to be the next RVP, these questions
loom. We also encourage cross border judging (just to make things easier
and more difficult at the same time). This would allow a member in Western
Canada to attend a judge's training session closer to home. However, as an
RVP in central Canada, I would have no clue about judges just south of the
border in Western Canada. The issue is not likely to arise any time soon as
we do not have a strong enough contingent in the West that has wanted to
stage a show. All our shows are located in southern Ontario -- where all
the judges are.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
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> From: vince lewonski[SMTP:vincelewonski@yahoo.com]
> Reply To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 6:23 PM
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: [iris-talk] OT: judging
>
>
>
> Vince sez:
>
> As a new RVP, and someone who is trying to line up judges for shows
> for the first time, I think that it would be very difficult to do
> this. I am familiar with most of the judges from our region. Quite
> understandably, most of them wish to actually enter stalks in the
> shows. So they are out. We are close enough to Region 19 and Region 4
> that I can get judges from there, but I have no great knowledge of
> their skill level at judging all types of iris. I may know that Judge
> X grows a lot of medians, and would therefore be a good choice for an
> early show, but I wouldn't know if he/she was experienced in judging
> species. If a bunch of species iris are suddenly brought to the show,
> what if there is no judge there with experience growing them? "We're
> not sure if this is a good example of this species, so we aren't going
> to judge it. You get no ribbon." Recipe for a lynching...
> What if judges are picked based on their familiarity with a type of
> iris, but the weather changes things? Our show last year was supposed
> to be at the height of the TB season, but because of the early spring,
> there were a lot of LAs and SIBs instead. "We're sorry we invited you
> to judge. We know you only look at TBs..."
> What about those regions with a sparse population or a shortage of
> judges? The available pool can be pretty small in some areas - you may
> not be able to find judges experienced with all types of iris.
>
>
> ==
> vincelewonski@yahoo.com
> Vince Lewonski
> Secane, PA Zone 6
> Searching for my flak jacket...
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