[Killietalk] RE: A reminder why we keep killies

[Joel Antkowiak <mrkillie at optonline_net>]

This has always been a pet peeve of mine since I started judging many moons
ago. Another one is judges that think just because a fish is more rare than
another, it should be given priority judging (as in BOS). I recall a few
years ago when a Fp. gardneri won BOS at the convention-there were several
judges that were against the fish just because 'it's just a gardneri'.
Hopefully, with the new system, this kind of thing can be minimized.
Although, I still don't like the new system because I feel that every entry
should be pointed-the entrants deserve that much for supporting the show!

Just rambling.

Joel Antkowiak

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> >
> >Actually, I (and you) know better, as we have judged enough shows to
> >know that each species *should* be judged against what is typical for
> >that species, only. In practice, "colorful" and "big" do seem to have a
> >way of beating "typical" and "good." :-)
> >
> >I wish judges would review the manual, once in a while. [I actually even
> >read all of it, once. :-)]


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