Re: Show problems
Lois Rose wrote:
>
> On Tue, 5 Nov 1996 Arnold Koekkoek wrote:
>
> > We should have avoided that by making it crystal clear at a club meeting
> > just what entering things in a show involved, what had to be done ahead
> > of time, the importance of accurate identification, etc. I learned by
> > the whole experience, but it should have been avoided. This year it
> > will, because as the club president this year, I'm going to make sure we
> > have no ignorance, either born of indifference or newness, before we go
> > into the show.
>
> And Kathyguest wrote:
>
> > We actually publish this in our club's Show newsletter <snip> We also
> > hold a workshop a week before the show on grooming and filling out
> > tags... anyone who comes to the show unprepared does not get a lot of
> > sympathy. We also publish a list of judges who will actually go to a
> > person's garden for one-on-one for anyone who can't get to the workshop.
>
> This is all great for club members, but what about non-club members who
> have seen the show advertised and show up with a stalk misnamed, unnamed,
> incorrectly groomed, etc.? It's a situation that needs to be handled
> delicately, even in the rush and chaos of trying to get the show staged,
> because these are potential new members. You don't want to embarrass or
> discourage them to the point that they don't join up to learn how to do it
> right, but neither can you accept their misnamed stalks. I remember one
> show where this situation resulted in a large "beautiful but unnamed"
> section where the irises were given non-AIS awards, and some of the
> entrants did join the club to find out how to do it the next year.
>
How about a "first timers" section. They get judged separately with
constructive help. Maybe apprentices could do most of the evaluation.
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