Comments on: Update on the OOTFA Fiddle Contest http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/ Life, The Universe, and Everything through an ADSL connection. Mon, 21 May 2012 19:31:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Briam C. Becker http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-329 Briam C. Becker Mon, 23 May 2005 15:32:30 +0000 http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-329 Congratulations! Maybe you need more judges so the probablitly of ties goes down? Still, you did pretty well! Congratulations! Maybe you need more judges so the probablitly of ties goes down? Still, you did pretty well!

]]> By: taj http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-330 taj Mon, 23 May 2005 17:09:23 +0000 http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-330 <blockquote>Maybe you need more judges so the probablitly of ties goes down?</blockquote> I'm not sure--this was the first contest that we've been to that has 5 judges (all previous ones have had only 3). However, since there is no averaging involved in tabulating the scores, I don't think the number of judges has anything to do with it--but I could be wrong! :)

Maybe you need more judges so the probablitly of ties goes down?

I’m not sure–this was the first contest that we’ve been to that has 5 judges (all previous ones have had only 3). However, since there is no averaging involved in tabulating the scores, I don’t think the number of judges has anything to do with it–but I could be wrong! :)

]]> By: Brian C. Becker http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-331 Brian C. Becker Tue, 24 May 2005 17:30:07 +0000 http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-331 I went the wrong way then, maybe you need to go down to 1 judge ;-) I was just basing my "more judges" theory on the observation that the more people you involve, the less likely the whole group will settle on the same conclusion. I guess I was wrong. Maybe you should try bribing the judges instead (just kidding!). :-) I went the wrong way then, maybe you need to go down to 1 judge ;-)

I was just basing my “more judges” theory on the observation that the more people you involve, the less likely the whole group will settle on the same conclusion.

I guess I was wrong. Maybe you should try bribing the judges instead (just kidding!). :-)

]]> By: Brian C. Becker http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-332 Brian C. Becker Tue, 24 May 2005 17:31:21 +0000 http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-332 Oops, I just realized I can't spell my name. Better to be Briam than Brina, which is the mistake I usually make when I can't seem to spell my name. Oops, I just realized I can’t spell my name. Better to be Briam than Brina, which is the mistake I usually make when I can’t seem to spell my name.

]]> By: Jaclyn Sites http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-341 Jaclyn Sites Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:49:46 +0000 http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/blog/2005/05/22/update-on-the-ootfa-fiddle-contest/#comment-341 Hey, I'm one of those crazy fiddlers from Idaho who went to that contest in Gaston. (and won) However, I believe the problem with all of these ties is that the judges all score so close together some times at the end of three or four rounds there is only 1-3 points seperating all the fidders. One judge may have one guy ahead by two points and another guy three points behind then another judge cancells it out by having the other guy ahead by three points and the other guy behind by two and then there is the judge who enevitably doesn't want to make any one mad and gives all the contestants the same very high score. Just my take on this judging thing. So, if you ever judge a fiddle contest (Seperate out the scores of the fiddlers) Congrats on your contest wins, Jacie Hey, I’m one of those crazy fiddlers from Idaho who went to that contest in Gaston. (and won) However, I believe the problem with all of these ties is that the judges all score so close together some times at the end of three or four rounds there is only 1-3 points seperating all the fidders. One judge may have one guy ahead by two points and another guy three points behind then another judge cancells it out by having the other guy ahead by three points and the other guy behind by two and then there is the judge who enevitably doesn’t want to make any one mad and gives all the contestants the same very high score.

Just my take on this judging thing.

So, if you ever judge a fiddle contest (Seperate out the scores of the fiddlers)

Congrats on your contest wins,

Jacie

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