<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Maybe I'm naive or pollyanna optimistic, but I've never interpreted the critiquing of others "lobbying in the pits" and it doesn't hurt my experience. When in the judges chair, we are judges and we call it as we see it and are fair and consistent. When in the pits, we are not in the judge role. We are friends, supporters, builder, telling stories and planning the evening's beer guzzling activities. Talk in the pits is fun and unofficial.</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>Ed Miller <edbon85@optonline.net></b></font>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">01/23/2003 03:44 PM</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>I think I understand where Peter is coming from on this. In my District we<br>
have gone to contestant judging in every contest except 2 that I am aware<br>
of. What I have witnessed happening is "lobbying in the pits" by contestants<br>
to other contestants that will be judging competitors in their class. "So<br>
and so's plane doesn't spin right" or "looks funny rolling", "he always<br>
cheats the spin entry and gets away with it" are comments I've personally<br>
heard. Personally, although offended by these remarks, I've always judged<br>
everyone to the best of my ability and within the rules as I know them. I<br>
personally have no problem being critiqued by a group of judges after a<br>
flight, in fact I welcome it. However this "lobbying in the pits" taints the<br>
contest experience. The "winning is the only thing" mentality should be left<br>
at the battlefield.<br>
Ed M.<br>
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From: "Peter Pennisi" <pentagon.systems@bigpond.com><br>
To: <discussion@nsrca.org><br>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:42 AM<br>
Subject: RE: Judging behaviour<br>
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