Welcome to the fourth edition of the Feedbag! Last time, we covered how best to handle delivering critical feedback to a judge who was acutely aware they hadn’t been performing to expectations. Our question for this month comes to us from Flummoxed-by-Feedback Judge: I recently received some critical feedback that I simply disagree with. I […]
Tag: Joe Wiesenberg
My First Review – Joe Wiesenberg
Welcome back to another edition of My First Review. A judge’s first review usually comes from an event they’ve judged, but rarely is the event their first. Why is that? Perhaps there’s just so much going on when you judge that writing reviews falls by the wayside. It could be that, as judges, we have […]
Feedbag #3: Tough Situations
Hello and welcome to the third edition of the Feedbag! Last time, we covered reviewing as an inexperienced judge. This month’s question comes anonymously regarding how to approach providing feedback to a judge who has very obviously not been having a good day: “At a recent large event, I noticed that another judge was making […]
Feedbag #2: Tips for New Judges
Hello and welcome to the second, extremely timely edition of The Feedback Loop’s monthly Feedbag feature! Last time, we covered the topic of self-reviews. This month’s question comes to us from a newer judge: I’m a fairly new L1, so when I work at events, I know I’m the least experienced judge on staff. As […]
Feedbag #1: Self-Reviews
Welcome to the first edition of the Feedbag! The goal of this column is to provide judges with a feedback resource, so that you have somewhere to go for help if you have questions about a review you’re writing or just want some general advice. Riki’s focus has been on self-reviews lately, and fittingly our […]