{"id":915,"date":"2016-07-10T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/europeeast\/?page_id=915"},"modified":"2016-07-10T14:39:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T11:39:49","slug":"welcome-to-level-2-europe-east","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/europeeast\/welcome-to-level-2-europe-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Level 2: Europe \u2013 East"},"content":{"rendered":"

You made it. You\u2019re a Level 2 judge – congratulations!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t read the \u201c<\/span>Welcome to Level 2<\/span><\/a>\u201d letter, you should (don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s much shorter and nicer than the IPG).<\/span><\/p>\n

With great power comes great responsibility<\/h2>\n

You\u2019re a Level 2 judge. That\u2019s twice as many levels as a Level 1 judge and formally you know 2.5 more documents than they do. That said, it\u2019s important to remember that your attitude to Level 1s should be less like a boss and more like a big brother (Think of \u201cEurope \u2013 East\u201d like a very big happy family). Don\u2019t forget that some Level 1s have a lot of knowledge and experience, and just chose not to go down the Competitive REL path for their own reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing the good people of our region, you probably knew that already, but as a judge you interact with other people who are not other judges. With your increased involvement in the competitive scene, you\u2019ll encounter Tournament Organizers, Scorekeepers and, on some occasions, <\/span>Magic<\/b>: The Gathering\u2122 players. To people outside the Judge Program, judge levels usually seem like judge ranks and it\u2019s important you help them understand that they are more of formal knowledge levels than hierarchy markers.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your powers and responsibilities?<\/h2>\n