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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>If that assessment is as accurate
as I interpreted it then It will be along time before flying models in
competition will even be considered on par with many other high profile
sports.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> Del K.
Rykert<BR> AMA - 8928 <BR> NSRCA
- 473<BR> Kb2joi - General </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vanputte@nuc.net href="mailto:vanputte@nuc.net">Ron Van Putte</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 24, 2003 9:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Judging behaviour</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Tony Stillman wrote:<BR><BR>>We do that. It's called
the NSRCA Judge Certification Program. I just wish we could do it for
international judges at a World Championships..<BR>><BR>Nah. We can't
do that. It would demonstrate our 'insensitivity' to <BR>incompetent
judges. To even suggest it would result in reprisals from <BR>the
offended judges.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR>>----- Original Message
-----<BR>>From: "GREEN, DOUG" <<A
href="mailto:doug.green@bell.ca">doug.green@bell.ca</A>><BR>>To: <<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A>><BR>>Sent:
Friday, January 24, 2003 9:27 AM<BR>>Subject: Re: Judging
behaviour<BR>><BR>><BR>> <BR>><BR>>>How about a
written test to demonstrate that the judge is
qualified?<BR>>><BR>>>An open book test would show that the judge
had at least read the rules<BR>>>and knew where to find the relevant
information.<BR>>><BR>>>Pass mark required
90%?<BR>>><BR>>>Requiring judges to undergo testing would improve
their knowledge base<BR>>>and ability to
judge.<BR>>><BR>>>Doug<BR>>><BR>>>
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