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Originally Posted by Ernest Burden
There was so much material created in AVC05 that it is astounding--especially since so much of it was so damned good. So cutting back is fine, but not too much. The comp. should not appear 'small'. It was tough on everybody, but it was big.
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I agree, feeling
big is a plus. I applaud the decision to lessen the amount of challenges because, well, they just killed me!
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Originally Posted by Ernest Burden
I hestitate to comment about this because I do not have an objective viewpoint. But AVC05 had the crits written by individuals. And it was a lot of writing. A lot. Of writing. None of us were prepared for the amount of time it took. But it was an honor. I would not have wanted to be compensated, my incentive was that I had accepted the task and wanted to do a good job, as good as the entrants did. Well, that's a hard hurdle to clear.
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It was obvious that some judges felt the same way, that being a judge for this competition was an honor. With others, it just wasn't as obvious, even though I'm sure that they all felt that way. I completely appreciate how large the task of judging was and that the judges were busy people with real jobs and lives to attend to, so I hope nobody feels that I'm bashing. That's why I mentioned the compensation bit, thinking that it may be a way to ensure that the commitment is there. Competitors had the carrot of prizes dangled before them (as well as possible world-wide fame!), but the judges seemed to have no such payoff.