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Old 05-26-2007   #5 (permalink)
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There is no doubt that judging an english style show takes longer and also requires a lot more effort and a better memory than the orginal Japanese style shows. However with the heath issues today I cannot imagine returning to the Japanese style anytime soon.

It is harder to observe the actually judging process with english style shows today for reasons already stated. Show committees would be smart to consider how to entertain or educate the public while judging happens by offering seminars or some other type of entertainment. Also it is a good idea to shorten the judging process/time by having multiple teams of judges whenever possible. The sooner the judging is completed while maintaining quality of the judging process the better for everyone.

I would guess the average show today uses three judges. By adding one more judge you could have two judging teams and cut the judging time significantly. Then the judges could have more time to answer questions and explain their rankings. Downside is extra show expenses for extra judge/s.
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