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BigJimsBBQ
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I am keeping a list of people who are keeping lists of list keepers.
EDIT: I am also checking it twice.
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I am keeping a list of people who are keeping lists of list keepers.
EDIT: I am also checking it twice.
I've judged 22 events over the last two seasons and I've never ever seen anyone yelling and screaming about not getting their food.Well if they can't round up warm bodies in time then the Rep can do 7 boxes per table. I've seen this done. But the organizers are encouraged to find more judges and I've seen them grab people walking by and say would you like free food. We need judges. Very little time to instruct them and they had not planned on judging so have no idea what this is all about.
Organizers have a tough job getting judges. Now what happens when too many CBJ's show up and they ask some to table captain. I've heard that there can be some major yelling and screaming about not getting hteir food. Not a job I want.
Good thing that Sled was on the A list side of the rope. Who are those wantabees behing that rope anyway?
Merl
If we have to complain we should try to always have constructive solutions attached to those complaints and try to wear the other persons shoes before we complain.
Promoters have their perspectives on how kcbs involvement should be limited, or how much paperwork should be required to get sanctioning. Honestly, the paperwork for KCBS Sanctioning is pretty easy. You fillout the form, mail your deposit check, then you get assigned Reps who help you every step of the way. There's nothing hard about it, but there is an expense.
I just hope everyone realizes that there are many different perspectives but ultimately I have to educate my village on "just how serious" of a cookoff do you want to have ? How much time, effort and energy do you want to expend? You've got my number. :-D Any time you want to talk with the Village, I'm willing to come along for the ride.
Thank god there are promoters that are still willing to raise the funds, sponsors, teams and judges and still put up with the huge amount of work going into sanctioning. Again, I don't follow you on this. You fill out a form, send in your deposit, and get to it. My experience was very good, and the information and timelines are there. So is the advertising to Teams and Judges on the website. The correspondence with Teams and Judges is what takes the largest amount of work. And once the Contest is underway, the Sanctioning Body oversees the integrity of the competition, enforces the rules for Teams and Judges, then tabulates and prints the scoresheets. I wouldn't dream of having a contest without KCBS Sanctioning. The framework they provide, and the work they do at a contest far outweighs the cost. Plus its tried, true, and trusted by cooks.
I'm considering a contest right now that is unsanctioned. In terms of prize money and invitationals, there's a lot at stake for the winner. So far, the whole affair seems rather disjointed and unorganized, and I can see that trending into the competition and judging itself. I inquired for an info packet with complete rules in early December, and haven't seen it yet. I'm 50/50 on whether I will spend the $1000+ to compete. At this point, I don't have confidence in what my experience has been so far. All I'm saying is if it were KCBS Sanctioned, it would be a no-brainer.
I thought we'd start as simple as possible and try to go unsanctioned. If I knew there was a database and how many judges were around my area it might tilt my decision to dive into the more complicated effort to sanction the event from the beginning. IMO, going unsanctioned means even more work, especially once you know how the whole thing works. You'll start from scratch, and build the wheel from the ground up. KCBS does offer Licensing for first year contests. Check it out - you've got nothing to loose by looking into it.
I can see both sides to this discussion but I think that if you sign up to judge and can't make it YOU are responsible for finding a CBJ as a replacement.