10 commandments of judging

The 10 Commandments of Judging Paul Stregevsky

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky “ Yeah, yeah, you’ve seen one entry form, you’ve seen them all.” “ It says the author had to use the big boss’s Foreword verbatim. I’d better go gently on grammar and style.” Right: Wrong:

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky “‘ Forward ’! Stupid foreigners! This one’s a loser!” “‘ Forward ’? I guess they don’t emphasize spelling in their ESL classes. I must say, his grammar is impeccable.” Right: Wrong:

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky Right: “At times, the passive voice made it difficult to know who’s to do what. On p. 16, for example, we find: If the alarm “trips,” it must be reset. “ Reset by the user? A technician? Or either one?” Wrong: “The style seemed awkward; some procedures were unclear.”

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky Right: “Consider using wider left and right margins; your readers will be grateful. To help readers scan your headings, try using twice as much space before each heading and a sans serif font, such as blue Arial Bold to contrast the body text.” Wrong: “The formatting is amateurish, with insufficient white space, equally spaced headings, and ill-chosen fonts.”

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky “ Hey, before you judge that online tutorial from Capital, make sure you have Maalox handy; you’ll need it.” “ What did I think of the tutorial? I’ll be glad to talk about it after you’ve finished writing your evaluation.” Right: Wrong:

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky “ See comments.”

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky “ I had to assign low marks for formatting and navigation. Too bad that clever illustrations and graceful, engaging writing aren’t judging criteria.” “ That was fun. True, I had to score it low in several categories. But it was a joy to read; I couldn’t put it down! In my book, that makes it at least a Merit winner.” Right: Wrong:

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky Wrong: “I dont undestand why Section Two is formated differently than Section 1 .”

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky Dear Entrant: “ I was judging your STC entry when a glaring typo caught my eye on page 6. I hope there’s time to correct it before your next release. If you need a full-time copy editor, I’m available.”

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky This entry sucks ! There’s no way I’m letting the two of you give her an award.” Right: Wrong: To be honest, I still don’t feel she deserves an award. But since both of you feel she deserves “Excellent,” can we compromise on “Merit”?

[object Object],The 10 Commandments of Judging — Paul Stregevsky

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