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admin Administrator Forum Moderator Posts : 5,000+ |
Debbie Vaughn has decided to retire from judging after judging the December 2018 German Wirehaired Pointer Nationals on 12/21/2018
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Aussiewolfsister Premium Member Posts : 500+ |
Just noticed that the posts suggest we have 27 judges welcomed to the judging panel (no actual new ones in there that I can see) --- but --- when you go into the judges list in Tools & Stats and I can only count 14 judges left in the current list! The rest of the "new judges" appear to be in the former judges list......... |
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Halcyon Design Basic User Posts : 473 |
I think some of them are welcomed twice? |
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Arial Eve Basic User Posts : 500+ |
If you check out the shows you will see its a small group of judges over and over. Disappointing to see the game devolve this way.... K |
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Aussiewolfsister Premium Member Posts : 500+ |
What is worse is that we have lost three more judges, and I don't see any actual new judges coming into the judges panel this time around -- despite all the "new" judges being welcomed. So our judging panel has definitely shrunk some more. |
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Flush Basic User Posts : 112 |
Yes, only 14 judges it used to be around 20? Or am I misremembering? Please Jeff, we need more judges |
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Aussiewolfsister Premium Member Posts : 500+ |
Actually I think that before things started going wrong it was much more than 20. The judges list has been shrinking for some time now! |
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Dalkeith Basic User Posts : 500+ |
quoteFrom memory it was always 40 judges available at any one time. |
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Aussiewolfsister Premium Member Posts : 500+ |
Actually -- I think you may be spot on Dalkeith |
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Arial Eve Basic User Posts : 500+ |
I am mad at myself for continuing to financially support this game!! |
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Flush Basic User Posts : 112 |
I am getting very dis heartened The whole end point of the game for me is to show and it's getting harder and harder to get all my competitive dogs in the ring with so few judges. I can put up with the glitches, but would be so good to have some little changes made on a regular basis that have been suggested? It would be nice to feel valued...to have regular updates from Jeff about the game. He used to do a pod cast, every month I think. My breed forums are mostly dead too, but I think I'll be pro active in that and start posting, and let other users know, so they might visit and post too. |
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gaylanstudio Premium Member Posts : 2,000+ |
I was just going to say the same thing Dalkeith - originally it was 40. Then they started retiring and being replaced by judges that were already active and the actual number active was shrinking - seriously. I have no idea what went wrong - the automatic retire-replace thing had worked just fine for years. I suspect the judges not being on the active list and the judges who can't make up their minds about retiring or staying on are all part of the "temporary" fix for the original shrinking list. Whatever went wrong, it seems to be a complex issue because I'm pretty sure there were two or three earlier attempts which didn't seem to work. And Dalkeith, welcome back! Are you staying or did you just drop in cuz ya missed us? |
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Dalkeith Basic User Posts : 500+ |
Hahaa thanks I still lurk in the forums from time to time - I definitely miss you guys and the game but I have no intention of returning. I have recently hurt my back which has rendered me usless at work so I've been stuck at home for days. The forums are keeping me entertained |
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