{"id":603,"date":"2016-09-20T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/?p=603"},"modified":"2017-03-03T13:12:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T18:12:29","slug":"feedbag-6-feeling-a-bit-drafty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/2016\/09\/20\/feedbag-6-feeling-a-bit-drafty\/","title":{"rendered":"Feedbag #6: Feeling a Bit Drafty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image.aspx_1_cropped\"Hello and welcome to the sixth edition of the Feedbag! <\/span>Last time<\/span><\/a>, we covered the best approach for writing a tournament report about a tournament that had some tournament organizer trouble. <\/span><\/p>\n

This month, our topic will be drafts! No, not the kind that incinerate all your tickets on Magic Online!<\/em> The kind that you write to share with your subject before submitting a review in Judge Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen this topic come up over the summer in discussions <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, as well as in conversations with other judges. In fact, I recently reviewed a judge and e-mailed a draft of the review to him before I submitted it. His response was, <\/span><\/p>\n

I really like the review, but what do people usually discuss about the draft?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The practice of sharing a review draft was new to him, and he wasn\u2019t entirely sure of the purpose. So why do it? Should everyone? <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a best practice that I\u2019d strongly recommend for two primary reasons: 1) sharing your review draft lets your subject give input on your feedback and 2) your subject\u2019s input increases the chances that your feedback will be accepted. <\/span><\/p>\n

Presumably you\u2019re reviewing another judge because you\u2019re invested in their future success and you think that your input can help achieve that. In order to maximize the value of your feedback, you want to make sure that it lands as intended with your subject and that it isn\u2019t rejected.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, I also strongly recommend starting the review process with a verbal conversation at the event. For me, feedback often involves three steps: talk with my subject at the event, send a draft later by e-mail, and finally submit the review when they\u2019re happy with it. I want to make it clear that my subject\u2019s input matters when I\u2019m reviewing them, and I strongly encourage others to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

So why go through these steps? Why would your feedback be rejected?\u00a0<\/span>The worst-case scenario is that your subject will read something they disagree with and immediately ignore it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your\u00a0critical feedback could be\u00a0accurate, but your subject might not react well to their first encounter with it being the\u00a0e-mail notification that they have a new review in Judge Center. It\u2019s natural for people to get a bit defensive in response to having areas for improvement pointed out, and you want time for your subject to overcome that gut reaction so you can\u00a0have a constructive conversation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your feedback could also be rejected because it\u2019s actually inaccurate. Even if you think you understand what motivated a particular decision, or what your subject had in mind while they were taking a call, you might be wrong. Your subject might be operating with some information you don\u2019t have that makes a decision that seems suboptimal actually the correct thing to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

My goal in writing drafts is turn reviews into more of a dialog, ensuring that your subject has a chance to provide input and talk with you about your feedback. Your review shouldn\u2019t just be you dictating something to your subject; it should be a record of a conversation you\u2019ve already had.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interested in reading more? I recommend Justin Turner<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u2019s <\/span>thoughts<\/span><\/a> on why verbal feedback is so important. And Bearz<\/a><\/span><\/span> points out some reviewing pitfalls to avoid in this <\/span>brilliant piece of satire<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for this month! If you\u2019d like to see your question appear in the next issue of the Feedbag, either in English or in binary, please <\/span><\/i>contact me<\/span><\/i><\/a> on Judge Apps.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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