By now, I’m sure most of you have seen it – but for completeness sake – I figured I’d make a post about it anyway. 🙂 The JudgeApps implementation of the Exemplar Program, for both entering recognitions and reviewing them, is now live! Just look for the “Exemplar Program” menu item in your primary (left) […]
Author: lems
Public Project Files
Up until recently, any files uploaded to a project were only visible to members of that project. However, thanks to some great work by , projects can now upload files that are available to the public. So if your project has files you’d like to make available to judges, just choose the ‘Public’ option for […]
Richer ‘About Me’ Sections Now Available
Judge profiles on JudgeApps have always done a great job of showing which events judges have been to and which projects they contribute to. Thanks to the work of , your judge profile can now easily tell others much more about yourself! For example, and will link you to their policy-related blogs. will tell you […]
New Event Features: Non-application Events and Event Cloning
The JudgeApps development team has been busy, working hard to keep JudgeApps full of the features that can help judges and organizers manage their events as smoothly as possible. Here are the latest two additions: Non-application Events When JudgeApps was originally put together, the primary function was to staff events. It’s grown, and we’re seeing […]
Presenting: The Judge Map
Are you a judge looking for other local judges? Or maybe you’re a store owner, looking for someone to help run Magic events? Perhaps you just want to see how the Magic Judges are spread across the globe? Try the JudgeApps Judge Map The JudgeApps Judge Map is made possible by contributions from , , […]
Grand Prix Trial Added as Event Type
We’ve added Grand Prix Trials as an Event Type. It was originally excluded because they’re typically small enough that they don’t require staffing via JudgeApps. However, adding it should help judges have more complete and accurate event histories. Remember that you can change the Event Type of existent events, so feel free to change any […]
The Great Project Cleanup of 2014
Hey Judges! JudgeApps is now home to a whopping 157 projects! We’re really glad so many judges are using JudgeApps to list their project and communicate with each other. That being said, I think many of them could use a little tender loving care, so I was hoping I could get all of you involved […]
Add an RSS Feed to your Project Page
Projects now let you specify an RSS feed to automatically pull in updates from your project’s public blog or other relevant source. For example, I just updated the Rules Tip Blog project page to show the latest posts from the Rules Tip Blog. I set the Knowledge Pool project page to pull in links to […]
Improvements to ‘Standby’ Workflow
As Grand Prix attendance continues to soar, and more PTOs want to have contingency staff members in place in the event of a registration surge, we’ve made some improvements to the Standby workflow. Judges will continue to be able to apply for Standby as a sponsorship option (so long as the event creator chose it […]
Goodbye Private Messages – Hello Email!
The Private Message system has gone away (but on-site messages will be retained until March 1, 2014). We've replaced it with email functionality, making it easier to read, respond, archive, and search your conversations.