Bad Judges?

[Coffee Vampire]

So I keep hearing about "judges" making bad calls. What's that all about? I thought it was very hard to even become a level 1. So...I am confused about allthese stories. Anyone have any bad judge stories to share? Spill the beans!

[Coffee Vampire]

Heh. No excuses! Judges should be flawless in preformance...it is when they study and practice that they make shameless mistakes!

That was a half joke btw! I know we are all human, (well... ) but I think when a judge makes a bad call, and someone points out that he or she is wrong, any judge would see the error and admit it.

I think all the people on this app who answer rules questions should be judges. I'm looking at you, gorzo, kale, testset, keyeto blah blah blah! I think you guys would make great judges and you should go for it!

I have not actually ever needed a judge. The few times something weird hallened at FNM we just asked the players next to us for comfirmation. Though I only go to FNM. No high level stuff. Someday.....

[Gorzo]

I plan on taking the L1 test soon. One of my friends recently did and passed, and is also recommending that I do it. I doubt I'll ever go beyond that though, I don't know if I'd want to actually judge at large events. The promos do make it tempting though.

[Keyeto]

Thanks for the shout out there! I've been/seen enough "CV'd" cases to say the same to you! I have been considering the test(s) to judge. Perhaps in the near future. But I agree, if a player points out a bad call, the judge should recognize they were incorrect, and correct themselves. I know there have been a few times on here I have misspoken, and was corrected, and its just part of the learning experience! Sometimes you just need a little reminder (or should stop answering rules right when you wake up 😆).