Sorry Peggy but CKCSC does have a rule that you are NOT to seek juding assignment but I guess that depends on who you are.
Cathy Peggy Mickelson wrote: > Hmmm - > Seeking judging assignments is frowned upon (to put it lightly...) in every venue >that I know except CKCSC-USA. As far as judging is concerned, some > assignments are better than others- and there are many, many judges, not just >Cavalier judges, who turn invitations to judge into mini-vacations. > There isn't a thing wrong with that. > There are also assignments that judges take that they will never take again, because >they are horrid experiences. > However...even the best of judging appointments can have horror stories involved >with them, such as having planes cancelled, or having no one show > up to meet you at the airport and not having a clue where you are supposed to >go....this is really difficult when in a foreign country. By foreign, > don't just think of English-speaking places but of countries where English is not >the first language and where natives might not speak English at all. > Being left stranded there, even if your "welcoming committee" is only late and >hasn't forgotten you entirely, can be frightening. > In the end, Dave, it is the dogs and the friends one makes over the years that >make judging worthwhile. There is not nearly the prestige that > non-judges think there is. Yes, a judge is treated in a rather special way most of >the time...but not always. And there are the weeks when that same > judge is an exhibitor like the rest of us...and treated just the same way we all >treat one another. > As for visiting friends in other countries and spending time with them after >judging assignments in those countries, I fail to see what is wrong > with that, if anything is wrong. That kind of thing expands one's horizons and, if >push comes to shove, can be and often is reciprocated when the > hosts and/or hostesses travel to other countries to judge. > Seems to me we could use some horizon expanding here on the list, no? > Peggy > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. -- http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
