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 Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:48 am
I don't mind the wait either, take your time. I was just sayin'.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:13 am
Motha ******** just IMed me and spammed the word 'chiken'
I can only imagine what he is.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:14 am
HyruleKnightLink When you fight, you're only reading the posts of two people - your own, and your opponent's. Using this round as reference, the judges have to read a total of ten fights. That's twenty people worth their weight in Role-Playing. If every one of us were perfect writers, it's still a s**t ton of reading to do; but most of us aren't perfect writers. So now you have several judges who have to infer on what's going on in a role-playing sequence, one that is infinitely more complicated and harder to keep track of than your average run-in at Commerce, without the option to ask either competitor for input to attain a better understanding - x10. Coupled with the fact that each judge also has to compile comments for different criteria, choose winners, set up the bracket for next round, and take care of their own lives somewhere between... Not to be long winded, but you have to be a judge to know and respect the process.
I always knew you were smart. heart
@Bella: heart heart heart
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:31 am
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:40 am
>> That's what I said, and apparently he thought I was being an asshat.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:41 am
While I agree with Hyroen, on the opposite side of the park, a judge needs to be:
-Punctual.
-Ready to hit the ground running.
Because while life beckons and I could never fault someone for having things to do that necessitate not getting to judging immediately, I've seen judges in the past who simply don't show up and/or are repeatedly tardy yet given more opportunities to be tardy in the future - and if you combine that delay with the inherent difficulties of judging, you're further extending the process and delaying the entire competition as a whole needlessly.
I'm not at all claiming judges should be waiting with bated breath for the very nanosecond fights are over to begin tearing into every fiber of their being without a moment's rest or bathroom privileges [..yet], I'm just stating that like any task, the quickest way to deal with it and by extension make more time for everything else you need to do is quite simply..
..just to do it. Nail it head on, knock it out of the way. And that's not how I've seen [not pointing fingers here specifically but elsewhere] a good number of judges handle it, some with their priorities similar to:
1. Get my paycheck.
2. Pay rent.
3. Wash dishes.
4. Feed dog.
5. Wipe a**.
6. Wipe feet.
7. Re-wipe a**.
8. Play World of Warcraft.
9. Discuss in the General Discussion forum on why (insert religion here) is (insert term here).
10. Re-re-wipe a**.
11. Polka.
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27. Watch American Idol.
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63. Watch the OOC for any potential insults on my sexuality.
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98. Judge.
I mean again, I understand when life beckons. Hell, I think we all do. It tends to happen and not always when we want to. But there's a difference between "due to (x), I really can't judge immediately," and "I just didn't feel like it for 3-6 days, now I guess I'll start but don't expect me to get it done quickly because I have a raid in 4 hours" that needs to always be considered.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:45 am
The hardest thing with judging is getting started. Once you do one or two fights, you can get the ball rolling, but at first it's just like "FUUUU--" and you want to hit something with a hammer. Dealing with the breaks in a fight where a judge had to step in slows the process down a ton.
Which is why I generally advocate for either: A) as smooth a fight as possible, or B) that a fight that has devolved to a certain point just be locked, to avoid further headache and slow-downs.
And for some judges, X or Y way of writing can just be a pain in the a** to read. At some point, someone's writing can just be clunky or hard to follow, and you have to re-read a series of posts a couple of times to really get a good handle on wtf they're doing.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:58 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:32 pm
The Darth Vizzle The hardest thing with judging is getting started. Once you do one or two fights, you can get the ball rolling, but at first it's just like "FUUUU--" and you want to hit something with a hammer. Dealing with the breaks in a fight where a judge had to step in slows the process down a ton. Which is why I generally advocate for either: A) as smooth a fight as possible, or B) that a fight that has devolved to a certain point just be locked, to avoid further headache and slow-downs. And for some judges, X or Y way of writing can just be a pain in the a** to read. At some point, someone's writing can just be clunky or hard to follow, and you have to re-read a series of posts a couple of times to really get a good handle on wtf they're doing. That is the exact reason why I don't argue with people unless there is no possible solution or they are the ones having a problem with me. An action may not have been interpreted right but you can work with it most of the time. But that is always an underlining problem in these tournaments is how people percieve things.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:50 pm
I'd totally excuse Fierce if he just came out and said "Hey, can't judge because I was too busy playing grab-a** at the skating rink and/or getting a b*****b from my girlfriend while playing dungeons and dragons."
That's the most bad a** excuse ever, and it deserves to allow Fierce to get away with not judging.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:52 pm
Striker Nightmare I'd totally excuse Fierce if he just came out and said "Hey, can't judge because I was too busy playing grab-a** at the skating rink and/or getting a b*****b from my girlfriend while playing dungeons and dragons."That's the most bad a** excuse ever, and it deserves to allow Fierce to get away with not judging. Sooo...many....jokes...so little time Oo
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:16 pm
Saphen, he's referring to my team leader in the Dark Tournament, who is also a now removed member of the GTB - Norian Darkeyes.
He caused an untold number of complications with our team and did absolutely nothing, citing his reasoning why as getting blowjobs while playing Dungeons & Dragons, raiding on World of Warcraft, and of course, playing grab-a** at a skating rink. His character in the GTB managed to lose to Takamura, my Round III opponent, which is saying a lot right there - but because the heat he emanated off his body could collapse your lungs just by being near him.
I've speculated he may in fact be a government operative sent to keep tabs on me and hinder my progress in life by causing fierce brain aneurysms, and that he may in fact have ties to the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:33 pm
The Haelstrom Fist Saphen, he's referring to my team leader in the Dark Tournament, who is also a now removed member of the GTB - Norian Darkeyes.
He caused an untold number of complications with our team and did absolutely nothing, citing his reasoning why as getting blowjobs while playing Dungeons & Dragons, raiding on World of Warcraft, and of course, playing grab-a** at a skating rink. His character in the GTB managed to lose to Takamura, my Round III opponent, which is saying a lot right there - but because the heat he emanated off his body could collapse your lungs just by being near him.
I've speculated he may in fact be a government operative sent to keep tabs on me and hinder my progress in life by causing fierce brain aneurysms, and that he may in fact have ties to the Central Intelligence Agency. Well I may know a guy...who knows a guy...who has a girl friend...who slept with a guy...who was actually gay and used her as a decoy for his career...who knows a dog who can actually speak spanish....who knows J Lo...who might know someone in the CIA...who might have info on one such person... If you wanted it...but maybe not
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:35 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:32 pm
When I judge a fight, I have to read it at least twice. I honestly have to fight the urge not to fix all the spelling and grammar errors, too. >_>
Those tend to be my pet peeve, but I think incorporating grammatical efficiency into judging may be a little controversial. You can really only expect a judge to dock you for making too many errors if their own use of English is at a high standard. How can you expect someone to catch your mistakes when they make as many mistakes as you do or more?
But concerning the Dark Tournament, I really wish a good half of the competition would take an English course and learn how to write and spell properly. >_> I don't think the finalists are going to be all too happy when they get my notes.
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