Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:01:50 -0400
From: Duane_J_Hyland@bestsoftware.com
To: pgkst5@imap.pitt.edu
Subject: Please Add this to you Judging Philosophy Archive,
Speed: I don't mind it, but be clear. If you aren't clear, as I am
partially deaf in one ear, I tend to be annoying and shout CLEAR at you, so
save me the trouble and just be clear. I should also say that I'm not
impressed by speed, and you don't get "extra" points just for talking fast
in front of me.
Paradigm: I'm completely Tabula Rasa in this area. I suspect that if my
ballots over the past 8 years were analyzed you would find that I have
voted Policy Paradigm just as many times as I have voted on the Stock
Issues paradigm. I vote using the criteria that's established for me by the
debaters. If the debaters fail to establish a criteria, I more often than
not vote on the Policy implications of the matter in the round.
Topicality: I hate hearing T debates, they are boring, so I would prefer
not to hear T. However, if T. is raised, the affirmative better be ready to
debate it, as I will vote on it. However, the negative should not get to
comfortable as I do accept well structured, and though out, reverse voter
arguments.
Counterplans: I like counterplans, I prefer them to be competitive and
substantive in nature.
Structure: I prefer debaters to at least signpost as to where they are
on the flow, this helps me keep track of your arguments. If you don't tell
me where to put your arguments, I'll put them where I think they should go,
and this isn't always where you'd like me to put them.
Miscellaneous: There is one thing that I absolutely can't stand to see
when judging: I HATE RUDENESS of any kind. I don't care if your school is
Debate HS Central with multiple national titles, and a seemingly permanent
bid to the TOC, or if your school is the smallest debate squad in the
nation, with the budget to match. There is never any cause to be rude, to
swear, to be disrespectful to any team that you debate. I hate this, and it
is the surest way to have your speaks crushed when in front of me. Life is
to short, and too chaotic to be rude in a round. Arrogance, Smugness,
Rudeness, Condescending attitudes don't sit well with me, so when you
debate in front of me check your egos at the door. You can always front for
your friends after the tournament, fronting for me gets you nowhere!!:(
Kriticks/Critiques or however you spell it: I'm not a fan of these
arguments, my wife is an L/D coach so I hear enough philosophy in a normal
day to rethink how I eat my dinner. If you run these, I'll probally suggest
that you need to go debate in L/D. However, I respect your right to run
them, I'll listen to them, but I can't say I've ever voted on one. In my
experience, debaters don't do a good job explaining the philosophy that
underpins the critique. If you chose to run one in front of me, do so at
your risk, but take a few minutes to explain why this is important, why I
should rethink things, why the Affirmative is absusive, racist, etc... But
overall, run DA's and Counterplans, even run T before you run a Critique.
Thanks, Duane
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