Editor’s Note: This article is part of our series of highlighted exemplar recognitions. See our introduction post for all the details, or view all the posts in this series. This article was written by Eastern NY Area Rep Daniel Jackson.

Will Anderson is a Level 2 Judge from Troy, New York. His recognitions this wave were for contributions in the background supporting various aspects of the judge program:

Will, thank you for the various suggestions you’ve made over the past few months — such as a replacement Mibbit gateway while magicjduges.org was down, and rotating the pinned message in our Northeast Facebook group. You tend to make these suggestions quietly and privately. I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly praise you for speaking up when you see things that can be improved, as I hope others are inspired to do the same. – Paul Baranay

Thanks for your thoughts on the role of tournament staff (and how they might also screw up). I already know of at least one situation that’s been improved by your suggested change! – Toby Elliott

Here’s what Daniel Jackson had to say about these recommendations:

So for Day 8 of our highlighting Northeast Judges, I get the honor of presenting Will Anderson. Will received exemplar nominations for the work he was doing behind the scenes, and it’s time we brought them to light. There are many moving pieces in the tech that judges use, and Will’s attention to detail is a wonderful asset that helps keep our communications awesome. His recognitions help remind people that judge is more than just being on the floor answering rules questions.