Re: Convention Survey

["K. Loberg" <iris.loberg@comcast.net>]

Judy's report indicates there are 773 judges.
The survey indicates 101 answered the question on Master vs. Senior judges.
Those answering the survey may not be judges, or they may have been another 
type of judge such as student or apprentice.  In any case, it is only the 
opinions of 13% of the judges.

I do wish all judges could have been asked for their input on all of the 
title changes.  Perhaps referendum-like questions could be included with the 
AIS awards ballot sent to all judges.

In Region 14, I have heard of lots of complaints about the title changes.
Kitty Loberg
Reg. 14

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robt R Pries" <rpries@sbcglobal.net>
To: <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Convention Survey


I placed the results out on discuss because I wanted
to make sure everyone had a chance to see what the
poll showed. It does not necessarilly reflect my
personal opinions on each question but I have tried to
represent it fairly. When the the changes were
proposed I did not speak out against them because they
were eminently logical and a honest representation of
how a judge attains this status essentially by being
there for 15 years. Unfortunately logic does not
always trump emotion. Emotionally it is a come down to
not only be reminded that one is old (Senior) but to
have the assumption removed that that experience no
longer implies mastery. I regret that I was not more
sensitive to how our judges might feel about this
change. One survey commented that maybe we should have
polled the judges before we made the change. I
personally had always dreamed about being rewarded
someday with the title of Emeritus  and was a bit
dissappointed for that to be demoted, in my mind, to
master but apparently some people don't associate the
word with the high honor that I do. Compared to the
complaints that I have recieved the convention poll
was not skewed as far as i would have expected against
the change, which leaves me a bit ambivalent. Perhaps
those unaffected do not find the change as repulsive
as the master judges themselves. At this point I feel
it would be wise to hear more comment from those few
who read AIS Discuss.

--- CEMahan@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/18/2007 6:57:20 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> MORRISJE1@aol.com writes:
>
> To  all,
>
> This is an emotional issue.  At every Judges'
> Training  session we have
> given
> this year (8) and Regional Conventions we have
> attended (4) this issue was
> brought up and loudly complained about  by long-time
> AIS Judges affected by
> it.
> The majority do not  like this change nor the change
> from  Emeritus to
> Master.
>
> My  own Region 18 Board (consensus discussion)
> requested me to ask AIS to
> readdress the subject as our Regional Judges'
> Training Co-Chairmen have
> received
> nothing but complaints about the title  changes.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> The above comments by Jim Morris reflect my views
> exactly! Clarence  Mahan
>
>
>
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