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<\/a><\/strong>\nAlways remember that judges, TOs, officers are part of the same team, we all love the game Magic, we all want to serve the players and keep the\u00a0game at its best.<\/em><\/p>\n
What advice would you give to a Judge growing up through the program?<\/strong><\/p>\n Look at your goals every day, remind yourself why they are important and focus on what you are going to do to take action on.<\/em><\/p>\n Could you recognize a few outstanding members of your region?<\/strong> What\u2019s the coolest event you ever been to?<\/strong> What\u2019s the farthest you have ever traveled for a Magic event?<\/strong> Does your family travel with you?<\/strong> <\/p>\n What do you feel needs to be improved in the Judge program?<\/strong> What has been your best experience in the Judge Program?<\/strong> What motivates you to continue being a judge?<\/strong> What has been your favorite magic event that you\u2019ve judged?<\/strong> If you could chat with one person, real or fictional, dead or alive, who would it be and why? What hobbies do you have outside of Magic?<\/strong> What character in Magic (real or fictional) represents you the best, and why?<\/strong> How often do you Travel for Magic?<\/strong> What are some of your Regional Goals?<\/strong> What\u2019s one thing in your region which makes playing magic special?<\/strong> Tell us an embarrassing story that you\u2019re not afraid of everyone knowing.<\/strong> How has being a Magic Judge influenced your non-Magic life?<\/strong> Who are your role models within the Judge Program? What are the qualities that drew you to them?<\/strong> Davide Bonati, former responsible of WOTC Italy, taught me how to think without limits, to ask for everything I want, to be ready for NOs and\u00a0fight for what I believe.\u00a0<\/em> Jaap Brower<\/a> The italian L3s+, Matteo<\/a> How do you have fun during events? What is the proudest moment of your Judge life?<\/strong> What is your favorite \u201cafter event\u201d story? <\/p>\n What is the worst tournament you have judged?<\/strong> Any additional questions or comment you would like to have on the interview?<\/strong> …and we have also enjoyed this time :D, thanks Cristiana!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ciao there Judges, This time in our loved weekly interview series we have an special guest. She is from Italy and loves Lions \ud83d\ude09 !!!\u00a0 Don’t miss this JOTW: Regional Coordinator Series with Cristiana Dionisio, RC for Italy and Malta!\u00a0 Check it out :D! \u00a0What advice would you give to members of your region? Always […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"language":[],"class_list":["post-1882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-judge-of-the-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1882"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4997,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882\/revisions\/4997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1882"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=1882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nL3s in my region all rock.\u00a0 Each of them has a different quality that makes our group complete and efficient!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPT Amsterdam 2010. I wasn’t judging because my application got refused, but I went all the same, together with other unaccepted judges and we\u00a0had a blast in watching the event from outside, talking to many judges, and especially I created strong bonds that will never break.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPTs\/GPs in Japan or in the American west coast.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYes, at times. I would like they always came with me but work and personal life makes it hard.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>How do you not lose your mind as a RC?
\n<\/strong>I actually lose it at times and I pull out a gun and shoot randomly… no, kidding \ud83d\ude42 I breath, I review 3 times what I am about to say and I try to\u00a0<\/em>keep firm but fair.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI would like to have a clear way for judges that are misconducting themselves to be educated and failing that, to be demoted or decertified.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMy L3 exam, both written and interview has been one of the moments I have learned the most from in my entire life.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe passion and the involvement I see in some people makes me alive, active, inspired.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGP Baltimore has been the first GP I have HJed alone, with no other L4s+.\u00a0 I was scared, concerned, excited, thrilled; we had an unexpected\u00a0high attendance and few judges, a great successful challenge.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The actual person that was known as Jesus\u00a0Christ. I would like to know what he would think of the current religion, church, homosexuality, divorce, abortion, and condoms.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI love lions<\/a>, books, swimming, playing board games, watching movies and tv series; my favourite ones are The Big Bang Theory<\/a>, How I Met\u00a0Your Mother<\/a>, Grey’s Anatomy<\/a>, Californication <\/a>and Vampire Diaries<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVesuvan Doppelganger<\/a>. I am very adaptable to people and situations, trying to be always empathetic and ready to listen, absorb and make\u00a0others’ needs mine but always maintaining my color, my personality.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOnce\/twice a month!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nI am working so that italian L3s become my admirals, each of them in charge of a specific area and L2s all participating to projects that L3s\u00a0lead.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe Italian magic community is the most united that I have ever seen, TOs, Judges and Players get along very well.\u00a0 Complaints and arguments are\u00a0very few and in general very handleable.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAt GP Barcelona 2006, day 2, I have been selected to call the draft. Introducing me to the players, the HJ said “and now, the sexiest voice of\u00a0the DCI will call the draft for you”.\u00a0 It has been the worst embarrassing moment ever since I felt I was treated as sexual object more than a judge.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhat is a non-Magic life??? There is only Magic in my life… no, I’m kidding again. I met the most amazing people while and because of judging,\u00a0they are so important for me that I couldn’t even think of a life without them.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAndrew Heckt<\/a>
\nCollin Jackson<\/a><\/a><\/strong>
\nWhen I am Team Leader or when I belong to a team, I like to make that team special, I like to make pictures of my team, I like to talk to them about life outside magic, knowing them better, going to lunch and dinner together and especially laughing a lot thinking that I am very lucky to be\u00a0<\/em>there.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAt PT Amsterdam 2010, during the Judge Dinner, all Italians, 11 of us, have been asked to stand up and we received congratulations and\u00a0applause because we had showed we could integrate with foreign judges and finally we were considered international judges, not only Italians.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>After Magic Weekend Paris 2011, Matteo<\/a>
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\nPT Valencia 2007. The “PT of the flood”. It rained too much and the venue got flooded. So WOTC decided to cut a day to adjust the venue and concentrate the event in 2 days. It worked, but all community projects, teams, plans were all changed and improvised and there was so much disappointment and disruption that we all were confused and very tired.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHonestly it looks great like it is \ud83d\ude42 Thank you for selecting me.\u00a0 It has been very fun \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n